Florida’s first statewide black bear hunt in a decade is now more than a week underway, drawing intensifying criticism from ...

The group Speak Up for Wildlife says they have reports of people killing Florida black bears without proper permits during ...

A federal judge Tuesday refused to dismiss most of a First Amendment lawsuit filed by a former Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) successfully sank a derelict freighter off the state’s southeast ...

FWC's official estimate for the Osceola region wound up including bears from Georgia too, to allow bear hunting in that ...

An animal advocacy group called Bear Warriors United sued to stop the hunt, arguing that allowing people to blow away 172 ...

Florida's controversial bear hunt started Dec. 6 and will end Dec. 28. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...

Florida hunters may soon have the option of hunting Black Bears under a new proposal under consideration by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. On Wednesday, the FWC gave the public ...

The state argues the hunt is needed after years of rising bear complaints. Wildlife officials estimate more than 4,000 black ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is warning to people to be GatorWise when it comes the state's alligators. The Sunshine State is home to 1.3 ...

A fatal boating accident has left three dead and one seriously injured after the vessel flipped on Florida’s Gulf Coast. The 39-foot speedboat capsized with four people aboard at around 4 p.m. on ...

On Wednesday, the FWC gave the public a chance to see what a bear hunt may look like, as well as the opportunity to share their thoughts. Under the initial proposal unveiled during a virtual meeting, ...