Bears‘] genetics call for protecting, not removing, the alpha or apex individuals in order to maintain the overall health of the species.’ ...

This week, the florida fish and wildlife conservation commission is set to vote on a possible black bear hunt for the state.If approv ...

TAMPA - Manatees in Florida waters are a West Indian subspecies. They are prolific swimmers and will often gather in warm ...

Back in early June, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) helped rescue four dolphins from Gulf World ...

Florida residents protest against a proposed black bear hunt due to concerns over population data and oversight.

FLORIDA — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has just released a memo shedding new light on what a proposed black bear hunt could look like in our state. The proposed rules ...

A decades-old mystery just resurfaced in Florida's swamps after experts found something no one had documented since 1991.

The Florida black bear has come back from numbering just a few hundred decades ago to more than 4,000 bears today. It’s a conservation success story by any measure. We divide the population into seven ...

Florida wildlife officials are moving forward with plans to reinstate a state-sanctioned bear hunt, a decision drawing both support and opposition in the wake of the state’s first fatal bear attack ...

Residents near Airport Road in Ormond Beach say they are on “bear watch" after multiple sightings of a black bear roaming ...

The protests are timed to take place only days before the FWC is scheduled to vote August 13-14 on approving rules for a ...

If approved, this hunt will be the first in more than a decade, since a 2015 hunt that saw lactating mothers and cubs killed.