The bears were physically checked by FWC staff and contracted bear response staff. The agency said that a full report will be ...

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

Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade resulted in 52 bears killed, less than one-third of the potential number.

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

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

TALLAHASSEE — Florida wildlife officials reported 52 bears were harvested during the state’s highly regulated 2025 black bear ...

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

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

Fifty-two bears were killed during Florida's first black bear hunt in a decade, state wildlife officials said Tuesday. The ...

The former president of Safari Club International's local chapter discusses Florida's black bear hunt and how its opponents ...

After months of debate and protest, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved the 2025 Black Bear ...

FWC releases results from the 2025 black bear hunt, which took place after commissioners approved final amendments to bear ...