A decade after the last state-sanctioned hunt had to be cut short because so many bears were killed, Florida says it’s time ...

During a single week this month, two people were killed by wildlife in Florida. The first was Robert Markel, who was killed ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has given preliminary approval for a black bear hunt for December and ...

FWC is meeting May 21 in Ocala to discuss rules for a 23-day Florida bear hunt in December. Follow along for latest updates.

A bear hunt was already on the state's May agenda, but the first documented human killing on May 5 lit a fire under an ...

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

Florida, on May 5. Witnesses called police when they saw a bear maul the man's dog. Robert Markel, 89, was found dead on the property, about 100 yards from the dog. A necropsy of three bears ...

Black bears were listed as threatened in 2012, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission held an unpopular hunt in 2015.