Animal activist Susan Hargreaves calls on Floridians to attend a Central Florida protest May 4 against a new black bear hunt, ...

State wildlife officials are drafting a detailed plan for a bear hunt — the first in a decade — over three weeks in December, although they insist other options are under consideration to manage ...

While rare in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties, black bears are no strangers to the Treasure Coast. The FWC ...

For the first time in a decade, the the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is working up a proposal for a ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is proposing a three-week bear hunt in December to address the growing bear population. The proposed hunt would allow for the harvest of 187 ...

In order to maintain a healthy population of bears, man and hunting must be in bear management.” Financial independence eludes Hope Florida ‘graduate’ 3 years later ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is working on a plan to issue 187 permits — each allowing the harvest of one bear — in mid-December in 31 Florida counties, not including ...