According to wildlife officials, the bear was first spotted behind a house on County Road 647 South in Sumter County. The ...

After a crucial vote on Wednesday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is now barreling toward a final decision we feel defies science, disregards public trust and violates the ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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.

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

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.