ST. PETERSBURG — Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade drew more than 160,000 applicants for a far more limited number of ...

Bear Warriors United sues Florida wildlife officials, claiming the approved bear hunt violates scientific and legal standards ...

After saying last month that it would issue 187 permits, the commission has reduced that number to 172, according to its ...

Florida hunters have just hours left to apply for permits in the state’s upcoming black bear hunt, a controversial season ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission plans to issue 187 hunting permits for the Florida Black bear hunt ...

Foes of Florida’s bear hunt say many of the 163,459 applications for a hunting permit came from people aiming to spare a bear.

A Florida homeowner shot and killed a bear that broke into his house on Sept. 19. A Lake County man said the bear entered his ...

One anti-hunting group says it poured $185,000 into the lottery, which would account for nearly 23 percent of the total applications alone ...

There has not been a bear hunt in 10 years, but recently, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission sanctioned a hunt set for December.

A DeLand resident fatally shot a bear on Friday morning after it wandered into the person’s home, according to the Florida ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in partnership with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), this ...

Opinion: For the 2026 Florida gubernatorial race, we need all candidates to pledge to appoint FWC commissioners who have a background in conservation.