The provision comes amid a rise in conflicts between humans and bears, as the number of bear sightings reached 159 out of the ...

The author's little girl, a crack shot since age four, turned seven this year, and she wanted to go bear hunting.

Now, she is protesting a state plan to hold a “a highly regulated” black bear hunt. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on Wednesday approved a proposal that will allow the ...

After over three hours of public input, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spent about 30 minutes discussing and asking questions to staff about a bear hunt before voting 4-1 in ...

Amid support from hunters and warnings of a “slaughter” from animal-rights advocates, state wildlife officials moved forward with Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade. Before a crowd ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has voted to advance a proposal to reintroduce black bear hunting in the state. Photo from John Thomas via Unsplash After a crucial vote ...

That means a bear hunt in Florida is tentatively set for December of this year. Currently, 187 bears will be harvested and only a certain number of bears will be allowed to be hunted across ...

I am shocked and dismayed about the ability of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission to issue permits for the unprofessional and inhumane killing of our state’s native bears, when doing so is ...

Discover the strategic, stealthy predators that turn this animal into their prey. Learn how bears turn from the hunter to the hunted.

Heartbreak filled a prominent swath of the front page of the May 21 Republican-American. According to a report by staff writer Brigitte Ruthman, a black bear had killed four pet goats in Bethlehem – ...