The 2025 bear hunt, approved by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission after months of meetings and a comment ...

TALLAHASSEE — Florida wildlife officials reported 52 bears were harvested during the state’s highly regulated 2025 black bear ...

This month, Florida allowed the first black bear hunt in 10 years after the last one was ended abruptly over too many killed.

For this year’s bear hunt, which wrapped up Sunday, Florida officials learned all the wrong lessons from the past.

Florida wildlife officials said on Tuesday that 52 black bears were harvested during the 2025 hunting season, the first ...

Florida WildQuest 2024 will be from April 27 through May 5. People interested in playing can download the GooseChase app and visit Florida’s Wildlife Management Areas. The Florida WMA system includes ...

The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission released initial numbers from the 2025 Bear Hunt, the first bear hunt in ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has released the results of the state's first black bear hunt in ...

Fifty-two bears were “harvested” during the recently wrapped 2025 bear hunt, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission issued 172 black bear permits for the December hunt, which ended on the ...

A similar situation unfolded in January 2023, when a burrowing owl (pictured here) was found aboard Royal Caribbean International’s Symphony of the Seas. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...