Before a crowd that spread into at least four extra rooms at the College of Central Florida in Ocala, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted 4-1 for staff members to return with ...

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Bear hunting has long stirred controversy in Florida. FWC Chairman Rodney Barreto defended the agency’s move, saying “Hunting ...

A key point of contention is the actual number of bears in Florida and the effectiveness of the proposed hunting regulations.

Florida is close to opening swaths of the state to a black bear hunt, the first since the controversial one in 2015.

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

Florida is one step closer to holding its first black bear hunt in nearly a decade after the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

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.

OCALA, Fla. - Florida is one step closer to a bear hunt. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation voted four to one Wednesday in favor of the hunt in a preliminary vote. About 170 people spoke ...

An annual black bear hunt took another step forward Wednesday at a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in Ocala ...

Public scrutiny of Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation commissioners grew during Wednesday’s discussions over a state-sanctioned bear hunt. “You are ...