Florida's bear hunting season returns after a decade, drawing 163,459 applications amid protests, with many aiming to secure ...

GOLDEN GATE, Fla. A 200-pound black bear was on the loose Wednesday morning, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office said. The bear disappeared into a neighborhood near Golden Gate Elementary School, ...

Florida’s wildlife agency took in more than 160,000 requests to participate in its upcoming black bear hunt, the state’s ...

The state has purchased more than 20,000 acres of land in Central and South Florida to protect it from development, and most ...