For the first time in Florida’s history a person died as the result of a black bear attack. After investigating the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission confirmed in a release that Robert ...

Florida wildlife officials will review a proposal next week to establish an annual limited-entry black bear hunt — the first such hunt in over a decade. The proposal summary was posted ahead of a ...

State wildlife officials will hear a proposal next week to create an annual black bear hunt. The proposed December hunt would ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has released a memo providing the first detailed look at what a ...

Officials in Florida confirmed that a man and his dog found dead earlier this month were killed by a bear, a first for the ...

In Florida, a rare and tragic case for the black bear species occurred on May 2. An 89-year-old man, Robert Markel, and his ...

A 1,000-pound female manatee that was recovering at a Florida state park from a boat strike drowned earlier this year after ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC ... The FWC receives an average of 6,300 bear-related calls ...

After a woman was killed by an alligator while she was canoeing with her husband in central Florida, questions remain on ...

Lab results have connected one of three black bears killed by wildlife officers in southwest Florida to a fatal attack on a ...

Investigators said the remains of 89-year-old Robert Markel were found about 100 yards from his home in rural Jerome. They found evidence that “a physical encounter” occurred between a bear and Markel ...

Days after an elderly man was found dead, his remains have been discovered inside a captured bear, according to the Florida ...