State wildlife officials are drafting a detailed plan for a bear hunt — the first in a decade — over three weeks in December, ...

Florida wildlife officials are considering a proposal to allow bear hunting for the first time in nearly a decade. The ...

Last week the FWC held a series of public meetings, seeking feedback on proposals for a potential bear hunting season. The last bear hunt in Florida was in 2015 and was shut down ...

In Florida, black bears are in the crosshairs again as development takes thousands of acres of their habitat yearly.

The Florida black bear is a unique subspecies of the American black bear. It was removed from the threatened and endangered species list only three years ago. This hunting proposal is not properly ...

A map featuring the words "Gulf of America" is seen in the Oval Office during an event with President Donald Trump at the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, in Washington. (Photo/Alex Brandon ...

In contrast, in wildlife commission’s entire northeast region — 12 central and coastal Florida counties including Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Volusia — bear-related calls have mostly ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will hold three virtual meetings in April to discuss a possible black bear hunt. The FWC is considering a hunt due to the bear ...

Chuck O’Neal, a longtime conservation advocate who runs the Speak Up Wekiva group, attended and told ... I oppose a Florida Black Bear hunt,” received 131 likes — one of the most among ...

FWC estimates about 4,000 bears roam Florida, a remarkable recovery for ... The conservation group Speak Up Wekiva sued FWC to stop the hunt. The group’s founder Chuck O’Neal ripped FWC ...

People from all over the world love wildlife in Florida. Who is your favorite bear among this group you have in your story? Smokey the Bear, Winnie the Pooh, Yogi the Bear, his sidekick Boo Boo ...

The conservation group Speak Up Wekiva sued FWC to stop ... man and hunting must be in bear management.” Florida homeowners turn to this insurance strategy to save money. Agents say ‘be ...