Florida Fish and Wildlife is investigating after a man and a dog died in a suspected black bear attack on May 5, 2025, just south of the Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area in Collier County.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Collier County Sheriff's Office responded ... What about in Pensacola where black bear sightings are fairly common? Florida black bears ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife warns residents not to feed bears as sightings increase near populated areas, including one just 3 ...

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.

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 ...

argue that the state’s estimated black bear population—around 3,800—can sustain a regulated harvest. They point to increasing ...

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

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

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

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

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