After having what one described as a "significant impact" on Florida's black bear hunt this month, conservationists could ...

The group Speak Up for Wildlife says they have reports of people killing Florida black bears without proper permits during the state hunt. News 6 asked state officials for an update on the hunt, but ...

After Florida’s first black bear hunt in nearly a decade ended with far fewer animals killed than allowed, conservation ...

After Florida’s black bear hunt in December, conservationists could seek to add bears to the federal threatened species list.

This month, Florida allowed the first black bear hunt in 10 years after the last one was ended abruptly over too many killed.

We’ve been ignored, misled, gaslighted and bullied by the FWC thus far,” Chuck O’Neal, founder of Apopka-based Speak Up ...

State wildlife officials said the hunt was needed to manage Florida's growing bear population, while opponents said the ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission issued 172 black bear permits for the December hunt, which ended on the ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has released the results of Florida's 2025 black bear hunt.

Bucky Flowers has been processing hides for 49 years, everything from deer to turkey and now, Florida black bears. He's ...

A total of 172 permits were issued through a lottery system. Each permit allowed the harvest of one black bear ...

The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission released initial numbers from the 2025 Bear Hunt, the first bear hunt in ...