A black bear stunned residents of a luxury Florida community by lounging in a hot tub and napping under a lanai before being ...

Florida black bears are coming of age and leaving their moms' territories. What to do if you see one outside a zoo.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commissioners voted 4-1 May 21 to have a black bear hunt for 23 days in December, but the measure must be voted on again in August to be finalized.

A decade after the last state-sanctioned hunt had to be cut short because so many bears were killed, Florida says it’s time for another one.

Florida wildlife officials gave preliminary approval Wednesday for the first black bear hunt since the last one 10 years ago, which was halted early after more than 300 bears were killed in only ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission took another step towards reinstating an annual black bear hunt. Wildlife commissioners voted 4-1 on Wednesday, May 21, to have a black bear hunt for 23 ...

Kylie Nelson captured video of an unusual scene as she and her son took a morning walk along the shore in Naples, Florida. They spotted a black bear paddling through the waves.

Florida released proposed rules Wednesday for an annual hunt of the state’s largest land mammal, the black bear, but bear advocates quickly blasted those rules for favoring trophy hunters and ...

FLORIDA — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has just released a memo shedding new light on what a proposed black bear hunt could look like in our state. The proposed rules ...

Video above: The latest news and weather headlinesTen years ago, Florida held a black bear hunt that resulted in more than 300 animals killed in just two days before it was halted early.