The season started Dec. 6, making its return in Florida for the first time in a decade. Last December, FWC staff presented an update on black bears in the state to commissioners. In March 2025, a ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission has not released detailed information about the 52 bears killed statewide. Florida's first bear hunt in a decade did not result in a business increase for ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Dozens of animal rights advocated gathered at Lake Eola Park on Sunday to protest a proposed black bear hunt in Florida. The rally, themed, “We Will Fight This Lethal Travesty for ...

Florida wildlife officials are hailing December’s black bear “harvest” as a safe and successful event, noting hunters killed dozens of bears during the highly criticized, state-sanctioned hunt. After ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has released the results of the state’s first black bear hunt in a decade — one which drew legal action and protests.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Fifty-two - That’s how many bears were harvested during Florida’s first Black Bear hunt in a decade. The number is far lower than the 172 permits that were made available for the ...

Hunters killed 52 black bears during Florida's 2025 bear hunt, which was the first one permitted in ten years. The hunt was recommended by the FWC to manage a growing bear population, which has led to ...

Crews tearing down the old Frito-Lay plant in Orlando. Read full article: Florida substitute teacher arrested on DUI charge in school parking lot The parents of T'yonna Major, 9, remember her as a ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (WESH) – Florida’s bear hunt is now underway. Over the next three weeks, and for the first time since 2015, hunters are expected to take several dozen black bears statewide. Bear ...