Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade is officially set to move forward after a unanimous vote by the state’s Fish and ...

The new rules will establish bear hunting zones within four of the seven existing bear management units. The FWC says in ...

The first black bear hunt in Florida in a decade takes place in December under a rule adopted Wednesday by state wildlife officials ...

Florida wildlife officials are moving forward with plans to reinstate a state-sanctioned bear hunt, a decision drawing both support and opposition in the wake of the state’s first fatal bear attack ...

A post-mortem exam of the bears found Markel's partial remains in the body of a 263-pound male. Tests confirmed that bear's DNA also was on Markel, in his home and on the body of a family dog.

Lab results have connected one of three black bears killed by wildlife officers in southwest Florida to a fatal attack on a man and his dog a day earlier, officials said Friday. Necropsy results ...

The 911 calls from Robert Markel’s family paint a picture of shock. “The bear just got the dog … We went in to check on him in the camper. He’s gone. The camper’s all tore apart … ...

The 911 calls from Robert Markel’s family paint a picture of shock. “The bear just got the dog … We went in to check on him in the camper. He’s gone. The camper’s all tore apart … ...

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. (WINK) – Wildlife officials in Florida are working to find the bear, or bears, behind an attack that killed an 89-year-old man and his dog Monday morning. The 911 calls from ...

The 911 calls from Robert Markel’s family paint a picture of shock. “The bear just got the dog … We went in to check on him in the camper. He’s gone. The camper’s all tore apart … ...

The 911 calls from Robert Markel’s family paint a picture of shock. “The bear just got the dog … We went in to check on him in the camper. He’s gone. The camper’s all tore apart … ...