Collier County is emphasizing bear safety, reminding residents of the options available for securing their trash cans.

Should the bears be hunted? People near the site of Florida’s first fatal bear attack spoke to Fox 4 about FWC's efforts to ...

In 2017, a Gulf Breeze man received non-life-threatening injuries in a bear attack similar to Thursday's. According to ...

A decade after the last state-sanctioned hunt had to be cut short because so many bears were killed, Florida says it’s time for another one.

Florida Fish and Wildlife warns residents not to feed bears as sightings increase near populated areas, including one just 3 miles from Six Mile Cypress Preserve ...

The hunt, the first in a decade, would be held in four parts of the state and could lead to as many as 187 black bears being ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has given preliminary approval for a black bear hunt for December and ...

The Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission ended four hours of public debate and discussion by voting 4-1 for preliminary rules ...

Black bears were listed as threatened in 2012, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission held an unpopular ...

Bear hunting has long stirred controversy in Florida. FWC Chairman Rodney Barreto defended the agency’s move, saying “Hunting ...

At a December Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) meeting after receiving an update on the commission's ...

OCALA, Fla. - Florida is one step closer to a bear hunt. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation voted four to one ...