The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is preparing to launch the state’s first bear hunting season in a ...

The bear climbed up a tree and didn’t come down for several hours. Residents on alert as wild bear is spotted roaming through ...

A bear was spotted towering over traffic on a busy Florida interstate and the predator did not leave unscathed, according to ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's (FWC) voted 4-1 to move forward with the state's first bear hunt in a ...

An 89-year-old Florida man and his dog were killed in the state's first recorded fatal bear attack. Three bears were killed, and DNA testing is underway to determine if one was responsible.

It was the second reported bear attack in Florida this year, and it isn't the first time bears have been spotted in Collier County this year. A mother bear and her three cubs were spotted Jan. 31.

Florida wildlife officials gave preliminary approval Wednesday for the first black bear hunt since the last one 10 years ago, which was halted early after more than 300 bears were killed in only ...

It was the second reported bear attack in Florida this year, and it isn't the first time bears have been spotted in Collier County this year. A mother bear and her three cubs were spotted Jan. 31.

Male black bears in Florida are known to typically avoid humans. But the state says reports of black bear activity are up, with 2,000 complaints last year, compared with 1,000 in 2005.

Pictured are Bryan Smith, left, who shot and killed one of the first bears on opening day of Florida’s bear hunt in 2015. At right is Smith’s brother, Randy Smith.

Man and dog killed by black bear in Florida. Florida Fish and Wildlife is investigating after a man and a dog died in a black bear attack on May 5, 2025, just south of the Big Cypress Wildlife ...