The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) hosted the first of three virtual public meetings Wednesday and collected feedback about potential plans for a black bear hunt in the state.

The FWC is still receiving public comments, and their online database is dominated by citizens against the bear hunt.

Critics question the necessity of the hunt, citing healthy bear populations ... This year's hunt, though, could add the expansive Big Cypress National Wildlife Preserve in Collier County, a ...

State wildlife officials are drafting a detailed plan for a bear hunt — the first in a decade ... but surrendering to the whims of hunters who aim for big-game trophies.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is proposing a three-week bear hunt in December to address the growing bear population. The proposed hunt would allow for the harvest of 187 ...

Hunting bears who are simply living in their forest homes doesn’t reduce or resolve human-bear conflicts. Numerous studies have shown that harassing and killing these animals causes an increase ...