Floridians really care about protecting bears,” she said. “And when you protect bear habitat, you protect habitat for so many ...

Even those watching online could smell it: The stench of people doing something they knew was wrong, while gamely pretending they were right. This was the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

State wildlife officials next month could approve rules for a three-week bear hunt in December that would have "a more structured format" than a hunt halted a decade ago after a limit was quickly ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s first statewide black bear hunt in nearly a decade is running into fierce opposition, with activists preparing to rally at the state Capitol on Monday and a major legal ...

Florida’s wildlife commissioners set aside pleas and arguments from black bear advocates today and approved a December hunt of the state’s shy but increasingly troublesome species. Last-ditch effort ...

Florida is considering its first bear hunting season in a decade, with a proposed three-week period in December. The FWC plans to issue 187 permits, significantly fewer than the previous hunt a decade ...