Hunting plays an important role in maintaining healthy populations of wildlife. Though I am not a hunter, I understand the ...

A bear hunt based on ‘stale’ population estimates risk ‘irreversible ecological loss,’ hunting opponents warn.

Come December, Florida hunters will grab their rifles, put on their hunting caps and legally declare that it’s bear hunting ...

They argue it gives the agency “unbridled authority to issue permits to kill bears annually without any guidance or ...

State wildlife officials say a regulated hunt is needed to manage the bear population. Opponents say the new rules will lead ...

The first black bear hunt in Florida in a decade will take place in December under a rule adopted Wednesday by state wildlife ...

Sixty-eight bears will be permitted for harvest from 11 eastern panhandle counties, including Franklin, Leon and Wakulla; 18 bears from 12 Central Florida counties; 46 from five North Florida counties ...

Last week, for the first time since 2015, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted 5-0 to approve rules to allow a 28-day black bear hunt in December in four zones in the state. FWC ...

Bear Warriors United filed a lawsuit Friday against the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission over bear hunt ...

Bear Warriors United argues a new rule gives the FWC executive director "unbridled authority" to create hunting zones and ...

Florida approves first bear hunt in 10 years as population grows from 1,200 to 4,000, despite opposition from environmental ...

ICE fulfills 'mass deportation now' quotas of detained people in Florida as hunters push for shooting bears for first time in a decade.