Florida’s wildlife agency is advancing a controversial plan to reinstate black bear hunting, ignoring its own conservation ...

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.

The FWC voted 4-1 for staff members to return with rules for a December hunt that would be held in four parts of the state.

News Channel 8's Stacie Schaible, Beth Rousseau and Rebecca Barry discuss Florida's potential decision to allow a bear hunt for the first time in 10 years.

Oil drilling? Development at state parks? Sensitive land swaps? All shot down recently. Advocates are pinching themselves: Is this really Florida?

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