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

An man and his dog were mauled to death by a black bear in Jerome, Florida. The 89-year-old man's death marks the first ...

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 ...

JEROME, Fla. (WFLA) — The partial remains of an 89-year-old Florida man were found in one of the bears Florida Fish and ...

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

It is expected a draft for a bear hunt proposal will be presented to commissioners for public review by May 7.

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

The state’s wildlife agency will test the bears’ DNA to determine if any of them had attacked and killed an 89-year-old man.

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

Wild bears are found in almost half of Florida. Southwest Florida is among the "frequent" locations and include Central Florida and the Panhandle. Living with bears in Florida: Feeding bears is ...

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

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 ...