A wildlife conservation group has filed a complaint that the state violated state law in how it developed rules for an annual black bear hunt.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Officer Jacob Wild received the 2025 Shikar-Safari Officer of the Year award.

Officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) voted unanimously on Wednesday to host a proposed three-week bear hunt in December. This will be the first time in 10 years that hunting black bears will be permitted in the Sunshine State.

There's a new effort to stop Florida's black bear hunt on Friday morning.A lawsuit was filed against the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) days after approving the hunt. That suit claims the hunt is a "needless slaughter.

The new rules will establish bear hunting zones within four of the seven existing bear management units. The FWC says in total, 187 permits will be issued across the East Panhandle, North, Central, and South BMUs. Each permit will allow the harvest of one bear within the assigned bear hunting zone.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) voted unanimously Wednesday to establish a black bear hunting season,

FWC officials said the proposed hunt is aimed at managing Florida’s growing black bear population. The commission is considering a 23-day hunt in December.

Officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) voted on Wednesday to host a proposed three-week bear hunt in December. This will be the first time in 10 years that hunting black bears will be permitted in the Sunshine State.

A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer and his four-legged partner are being credited with finding a missing hunter in a remote part of Palm Beach County.

A Florida man has been sentenced to four years of supervised probation and ordered to pay over $5,000 in restitution after being found guilty of felony animal