While urban bear encounters have increased in Florida, some fear a bear hunt could leave more dead than necessary.

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

The author, a biologist and advocate for wildlife protection, believes that the FWC's current management practices are sufficient and that bear hunting is unnecessary. The debate over bear hunting ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) hosted the first of three virtual public meetings Wednesday and ...

Louisiana is expanding black bear hunting just one year after its first season in decades, more than doubling the number of hunters allowed to participate and more than tripling the number of ...

Louisiana will expand its black bear hunting season in 2025, increasing the number of permits and opening two new hunting areas. The decision comes after a successful inaugural hunt in 2024 ...