Florida wildlife officials have taken a major step toward reinstating a black bear hunt for the first time in nearly a decade.

Florida wildlife officials gave preliminary approval Wednesday for the first black bear hunt since one 10 years ago that was ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is considering approval of a black bear hunt for December and into the ...

Florida's first black bear hunt in ten years could happen in December. Regulators are meeting this week in Ocala to finalize ...

A rural Langdon, North Dakota man is charged with two misdemeanors for shooting and killing a black bear earlier this month.

LANGDON, N.D. (KFGO) – A rural Langdon man has been charged with two misdemeanors for shooting and killing a black bear earlier this month.

Of bayed bears and broken branches—a week with dogs and houndsmen in western Idaho is a “paws-on” experience.

The incident took place near Lake Kissimmee. Authorities captured a large alligator suspected of being involved. This incident follows a recent fatal black bear attack in Collier County.

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 ...

Because of the growing population and increased sightings, the FWC is currently considering reinstating the state's annual black bear hunt, which has faced public backlash. As for the bear spotted in ...

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 ...

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 ...