The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's (FWC) voted 4-1 to move forward with the state's first bear hunt in a ...

Adam Sugalski who leads the efforts of Bear Defenders recalls how information imparted in high school prompted some unexpected contemplation.

A second vote on the hunt must be taken by the state in August, but all indications point to a 187-quota hunt that could last ...

Hunting provides access to the resource, allowing hunters to use the meat, pelt, fat and other parts of any bear they harvest ...

State wildlife officials will vote in August on whether to bring back bear hunting in Florida because of their growing ...

FGCU released an email discussing the increased amount of bear sightings on campus. The Estero campus is working with FWC to remove the bears.

The attack is the latest in a series of encounters in CT that have prompted lawmakers to consider allowing a bear hunt, among other options.

Animal rights activists lost their fight against a Florida bear hunt last month. Now with the hunt’s final approval drawing near, they’re hoping a canine caveat, a hunting permit end-run and ...

FWC needs to finalize Florida black bear hunt. Should state allow it? Vote in our poll Florida black bear hunting is illegal, but this regulated season could allow for 187 black bears to be killed.

Florida black bear sightings can be reported online to FWC. The last regulated Florida black bear hunt was in 2015. A Florida man was mauled by a 263-pound black bear in May 2025.