Fifty-two bears were killed in the first black bear hunt in Florida in a decade, far fewer than the cap the state had set, according the state’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The 23-day ...

Florida’s first statewide black bear hunt in a decade is more than halfway over but state wildlife leaders have offered no information on its progress, not even a death count. “Are we overkilling like ...

Florida has reopened black bear hunting for the first time in ten years, and you are watching a clash between two very different visions of conservation. Supporters see a tightly controlled season as ...