The season started Dec. 6, making its return in Florida for the first time in a decade. Last December, FWC staff presented an update on black bears in the state to commissioners. In March 2025, a ...

A suspected deadly mountain lion attack on New Year’s Day that killed a woman hiking alone was preceded by another harrowing ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has approved a three-week black bear hunt without monitoring or check stations. Critics argue the hunt contradicts the FWC's own management ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — FWC has released the results of the 2025 black bear hunt, which implemented new regulations aimed at sustainable wildlife management. Final amendments to bear hunting rules, approved ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Fifty-two bears were killed during Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade, state wildlife officials said Tuesday. Lucas: Castro and Trump the ultimate odd couple we missed ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has released the results of the state’s first black bear hunt in a decade — one which drew legal action and protests.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has released the results of Florida's 2025 black bear hunt. The three-week season drew sharp criticism from animal advocacy groups despite ...

Fifty-two bears were killed during Florida's first black bear hunt in a decade, state wildlife officials said Tuesday. The bear hunt, which started Dec. 6 and ended on Sunday, had been restricted to ...

Hunters killed 52 black bears during Florida's 2025 bear hunt, which was the first one permitted in ten years. The hunt was recommended by the FWC to manage a growing bear population, which has led to ...

FLORIDA’S FIRST BEAR HUNT IN A DECADE IS IN THE BOOKS, BUT THE RESULTS ARE STILL UNKNOWN. CRITICS ARE DEMANDING THE STATE TURN OVER INFORMATION ABOUT THE NUMBER OF BEARS KILLED. WESH TWO GREG FOX ...

FLORIDA (WESH) -- Florida’s first black bear hunt since 2015 ended Saturday, closing a three-week season that drew sharp criticism from animal advocacy groups despite assurances from state wildlife ...

A lion and bear rescued from captivity in northern Albania arrived in animal sanctuaries in Germany in early December after authorities in Tirana discovered they were being illegally kept as pets on a ...