The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission is opening permit applications for the first bear hunt in a decade. Beginning Friday at 10 am, the FWC will take applications online for a lottery-style ...

Opponents of Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade rallied Monday at the Capitol amid efforts to prevent bears from being killed next month in four areas of the state. In addition to the rally, ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida will ban putting developments like hotels and golf courses in state parks. Sierra Club Florida officials issued the following statements about the act being signed into law ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (WESH) – Florida’s bear hunt is now underway. Over the next three weeks, and for the first time since 2015, hunters are expected to take several dozen black bears statewide. Bear ...

HAVANA, Fla. (WKRG) — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has approved rules for black bear hunting. According to a release from the FWC, the new rules will go into effect during the ...