The lawsuit contends the FWC relied on outdated bear population numbers and lacked scientific justification for the December ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

Florida black bears are getting more active — and hungry — as the weather warms up. “You could really run into a bear anywhere in the state of Florida," said Michael Orlando, the Florida Fish and ...

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 ...

As the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission continues to analyze the state's first permitted bear hunt in a decade, the agency has started to release more data. A fact sheet posted Friday ...