Bear Warriors United filed a second lawsuit Sept. 17 against the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission as the group continues its fight to stop a scheduled Florida black bear hunt in ...

Arguing that Florida's decision to hold a bear hunt in December is not based on "sound" science and research, a conservation group​ this week asked a judge for an emergency temporary injunction to ...

In the wake of the uproar over the state allowing a black bear hunt this December, the fate of another creature now is inflaming environmental advocates and even some legislators. A bipartisan group ...

Katrina Shadix submitted 550 applications for bear hunting permits hours before the deadline to enter Florida’s lottery for the black bear hunt. At $5 a pop, Shadix spent $2,750 on applications, but ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Florida's first bear hunt in a decade drew more than 160,000 applicants for a far more limited number of permits, including from opponents who are trying to reduce the number of ...

Read full article: Bear attacks Apopka man at his home after he yelled at it SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – A conservation group has filed a lawsuit to stop Florida’s first black bear hunt in more than a ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Conservationists have filed a lawsuit to halt Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade, arguing that the hunt scheduled for December is unconstitutional and contradicts the ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Permit applications for Florida's first bear hunting season in 10 years are now open for the next 10 days. People interested can apply through 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 22. A permit is ...

The 172 available lottery permits for Florida’s December black bear hunt have mostly been claimed and paid for, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission. But it appears that many of those ...