Hunting provides access to the resource, allowing hunters to use the meat, pelt, fat and other parts of any bear they harvest ...

FWC: Bear Pop­u­lation Up, No Plans For Another Hunt Right Now BY Christie Zizo Florida UPDATED 5:15 PM ET Dec. 11, 2019 ...

FGCU released an email discussing the increased amount of bear sightings on campus. The Estero campus is working with FWC to ...

FWC staff will discuss the black bear hunt during their commission meeting on May 21 and 22 in Ocala at the College of Central Florida. Visit FWC’s website to read the entire draft proposal for ...

Those skyrockets are laced with various chemicals such as copper, cadmium, carbon and phosphorous, polluting our air and ...

A Florida black bear found itself in a dangerous situation Tuesday morning — along the I-4 Express lanes in Orlando.

The Florida black bear is a true conservation success story. The population has increased from just a few hundred bears in the 1970s to over 4,000 today, with the four largest subpopulations all ...

Florida black bear hunting is illegal, but this regulated season could allow for 187 black bears to be killed.

FWC needs to finalize Florida black bear hunt. Should state allow it? Vote in our poll Florida black bear hunting is illegal, but this regulated season could allow for 187 black bears to be killed.

FWC is scheduled to vote on the bear hunt one final time in August, and then it's expected that 187 permits will be issued.

The proposed hunt is tightly controlled and grounded in data. It allows for just 187 tags across four Bear Management Units — less than 5% of the estimated population in those areas.