Florida released proposed rules Wednesday for an annual hunt of the state's largest land mammal, the black bear, but bear ...

A male black bear (not the one pictured) broke into a man’s home in rural southwest Florida and mauled him to death, ...

An 89-year-old man and his dog have died in a black bear attack in southwest Florida, marking the first confirmed fatal ...

Officials say lab results have connected one of three black bears killed by wildlife officers in southwest Florida to a fatal ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has concluded its initial investigation into what is now confirmed be ...

Black bears are notorious browsers but one took things too far when it showed up at a Florida Lowe’s store during business hours, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says. The bear ...

Robert Markel's daughter called 911 to report a bear attacking his dog. When first responders arrived, they found the 89-year ...

Officials in Florida confirmed that a man and his dog found dead earlier this month were killed by a bear, a first for the state.

The plan for a Florida bear hunt was well in the works before the fatal attack of a Collier County man. An early draft of ...

The Self Defense Act of 2024 allows for the taking of bears, without any penalties, under specific circumstances.

In Florida, a rare and tragic case for the black bear species occurred on May 2. An 89-year-old man, Robert Markel, and his ...

In 2015, the state of Florida gave hunters seven days to harvest 300 bears. It was the first bear hunt allowed in the state ...