Bear Hunting

Florida’s first bear hunt in decades ended after just two days. While the number of bears culled never reached the 320-bear-target the Fish and Wildlife...

Protesters rallied in Fort Myers on Friday, advocating against the state’s first bear hunt in more than two decades. The season starts Saturday and lasts…

Florida will hold its first bear hunt in two decades this weekend to manage the population of the animal that is a nuisance in many neighborhoods and…

Dozens of protesters gathered at Lummus Park in Miami Beach on Saturday in opposition to the statewide bear hunt set to take place Oct. 24-30....

It’s been 20 years since Florida’s last bear hunt, and environmentalists opposed to the hunt are seeking volunteers to monitor hunters, to make sure…

A judge has ruled Florida's first bear hunt in two decades may proceed later this month. The judge ruled against environmentalists who argue the hunt will…

Nearly two-dozen environmental groups are joining a legal effort aimed at stopping Florida's first bear hunt in two decades.They filed a "friend of court"…

Environmentalists suing the state over the upcoming bear hunt are urging a judge to step in and stop the hunt before it starts next month. Speak Up Wekiva…

Gov. Rick Scott will not use executive authority to block the state's first bear-hunting season in more than two decades, despite pleas from animal...

Wildlife officials have approved the killing of 320 black bears next month during the state’s first bear hunting season in more than 20 years.