The Pine Tree State is one of America's most rugged destinations, and these spots are your best bet for seeing animals in the ...

Perched in the Victor Valley region of the Mojave Desert, this San Bernardino County gem offers a lifestyle that feels like you’re living inside a desert postcard, complete with dramatic landscapes ...

Its the first bear population study conducted in the Lower Atchafalaya river basin – home to one of the state’s oldest and ...

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 ...

Florida black bear sightings can be reported online to FWC. The last regulated Florida black bear hunt was in 2015. A Florida man was mauled by a 263-pound black bear in May 2025.

FWC: Bear Pop­u­lation Up, No Plans For Another Hunt Right Now BY Christie Zizo Florida UPDATED 5:15 PM ET Dec. 11, 2019 ...

Virginia wildlife officials report increased black bear sightings statewide, including at Lake of the Woods in Orange County, as the animals prowl for food. Jessica Graves, director of facilities ...

Changes could soon be coming to bear hunting in Minnesota. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is making recommendations for changes to the state’s bear permit area boundaries ...

TORONTO, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- National animal protection organization Animal Alliance of Canada is calling on the government of Manitoba to order an immediate suspension of the current ...

“We are urging the government to order an immediate suspension of the hunt,” said Lia Laskaris, Chief Executive Officer of the Animal Alliance of Canada. “We are further calling for a moratorium on ...

Black Bear Program coordinator believes the young bear may be from Arkansas and swam across the Mississippi River.

Bear hunting was banned in 1932, and thanks to years of conservation efforts, by 2002 there were nearly 50 bears. Now the number is more than 150, though it is difficult to determine an exact number.