The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is preparing to launch the state’s first bear hunting season in a ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is preparing to launch the state’s first bear hunting season in a ...

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

A final vote will come next month on plans for the state’s first bear hunt in a decade. We delve into those plans on Speaking ...

Florida wildlife managers have proposed a black bear hunt with a quota of 187 bears, likely to occur in December. FWC ...

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 ...

They’re a clear signal that Florida’s bear population is growing beyond what the landscape — and communities — can safely support. The FWC’s plan is about restoring long-term balance.

This week, Florida became one step closer to a black bear hunt after wildlife officials gave preliminary approval for the first hunt since 2015. The proposed hunt that would take place in December.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has voted to advance a proposal to reintroduce black bear hunting, with a final decision set for August.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) gave preliminary approval Wednesday for the first bear hunt in Florida in nearly a decade, to take place later this year. Commissioners ...

Though, FWC says multiple bear subpopulations were "determined to be large and healthy enough to sustain a hunt." The Florida black bear population dwindled to a few hundred in the 1970s.

Wildlife authorities have voted to move forward with a bear hunt, a topic that has sparked interest and concern in the community. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC ...