In the 911 call obtained by WEAR, the 45-year-old man told operators the bear charged him again after biting him, so he kicked the bear in the face, picked up his dog and ran insi ...

Surveillance cameras captured the moments a group of black bears appeared in a Florida backyard before one of them attacked ...

The only justification the FWC [Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission] has given for having the hunt is to offer an ...

OCALA, Fla. - For the first time in a decade, bear hunting may be back on the books in Florida soon. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission recently released its proposal for what the ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has released a memo providing the first detailed look at what a ...

An man and his dog were mauled to death by a black bear in Jerome, Florida. The 89-year-old man's death marks the first ...

For the first time in Florida’s history a person died as the result of a black bear attack. After investigating the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission confirmed in a release that Robert ...

State wildlife officials will hear a proposal next week to create an annual black bear hunt. The proposed December hunt would ...

Authorities were searching Monday for a black bear that killed a man and a dog in South Florida. The attack occurred in a ...

The Self Defense Act of 2024 allows for the taking of bears, without any penalties, under specific circumstances.

Officials in Florida confirmed that a man and his dog found dead earlier this month were killed by a bear, a first for the ...

The attack occurred in a rural area east of Naples, just south of Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area, authorities said.