If this incident is confirmed to be a mauling, it will be the first ever death by bear attack in Florida.

The body of the hiker was identified as Anthony Pollio, a 33-year-old from Florida, the National Park Service said in a news ...

Hunters will need to apply for permits to participate in the December 2025 bear hunt. The last bear hunt in Florida occurred ...

A Florida judge will decide next month if a lawsuit challenging the state's recent bear hunt can proceed to trial.

As spring temperatures rise across Florida, the state’s black bear population is waking up hungry. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is officially urging residents and ...

The Sunshine State is known for many things: sandy beaches, spring break, and snowbird populations that cause the state’s population to surge every winter. But what about bears? Most people don’t ...

A young injured black bear cub was found wandering alone in the Ocala National Forest last Saturday, according to the Marion County Sheriff's Office.

A black bear was caught on camera strolling through the front yard of a Florida man's home as he got ready to head to work. Michael Tullos shared a video on TikTok that shows the moment he encountered ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Most people who won permits to participate in the first Florida black bear hunt since 2015 came away empty-handed. Jeff Nemeth wasn’t one of them – he and his son harvested a 503-pound ...

The missing hiker who was found dead in Glacier National Park in Montana after a suspected bear attack has been identified.