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Getting Floridian's opinions about the possibility of there being a black bear hunt later this year is getting more and more popular. Most likely for two reasons: On May 5 and man and his dog were ...

making this the first fatal black bear attack ever recorded in the state. The attack comes just weeks before the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will vote on a proposal to reinstate ...

The FWC says multiple bear subpopulations were "determined to be large and healthy enough to sustain a hunt." The Florida black bear population dwindled to a few hundred in the 1970s. The black ...

The presentation did not mention the need for a bear hunt. But following the presentation, the commission directed staff to develop alternatives for implementing a black bear hunt. The Sierra Club ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Dozens of animal rights advocated gathered at Lake Eola Park on Sunday to protest a proposed black bear hunt in Florida. The rally, themed, “We Will Fight This Lethal Travesty ...

Florida black bear sightings can be reported online to FWC. It is illegal to hunt bears in Florida. FWC estimates that there are over 4,000 Florida black bears in the state. A Florida man and his ...

The Police Department posted a video and image of the bear on its Facebook scaling a wall and roaming the street in the early morning. A black bear ... as training dogs to hunt bears, or if ...

A Florida black bear snacks on some trash in an Apopka neighborhood. The concept of a black bear hunt is nothing new for Florida. The FWC says regulated bear hunting occurred in the state in the ...

This is the second bear attack in Florida in 2025. While black bear attacks are rare, as the species is typically non-aggressive, there are chances when encounters could escalate. Now, as they ...

Colin Carpenter, Black Bear Project Leader for the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources, gave us some tips on how to avoid unwanted black bear encounters. “The thing we recommend this ...