Bears

Bears begin eating more calories in the fall to pack on additional fat needed during the winter months. Bears will consume up to 20,000 calories per day and will snack on anything that’s convenient, including what's in your garbage.

Bears begin eating more calories in the fall to pack on additional fat needed during the winter months. Bears will consume up to 20,000 calories per day and will snack on anything that’s convenient, including what's in your garbage.

Techniques to manage Florida’s black bear population over the next decade, including the possibility of regulated hunting, will be among the items the...

Springtime in North Florida means blooming flowers, trips to the beach and more active black bears. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission...

Florida officials are reminding rural residents that bears are becoming more active as they try to add calories in preparation for winter.

Black bears mothering cubs under 100 pounds would be off-limits if the state conducts bear hunts in the future, under a measure filed Wednesday by Sen....

Franklin County residents have at least two opportunities to make their regular trash cans bear-proof, thanks to a grant. Florida wildlife officials are...

Wakulla County residents will now be able to keep their garbage safe from bears in the area, thanks to a grant from the Florida Fish and Wildlife...

Spring is in the air, hungry Florida black bears are looking for love, and state game officials are urging caution.

Democratic lawmakers are calling for a 10-year moratorium on black bear hunting in Florida.