An opinion piece urges Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to halt a planned bear hunt. The author cites a 75% decline in bear density in the Osceola National Forest as a key concern. The author argues for ...

Hunters killed 368 bears during the first part of New Jersey’s annual bear hunt for 2025, a 7.3% decrease compared to the same time last year, data from the state Department of Environmental ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A Florida wildlife advocacy group has filed an injunction against the state’s wildlife commission in an attempt to halt a controversial black bear hunt scheduled for December.

Arguing that Florida's decision to hold a bear hunt in December is not based on "sound" science and research, a conservation group this week asked a judge for an emergency temporary injunction to halt ...

In October 2015, Adam Sugalski stood at a check station in Lake City, Florida, and counted each dead Florida black bear brought in from the city’s hunt. The statewide hunt was called off after just ...

Katrina Shadix submitted 550 applications for bear hunting permits hours before the deadline to enter Florida’s lottery for the black bear hunt. At $5 a pop, Shadix spent $2,750 on applications, but ...

Florida is holding its first bear hunting season in a decade, with a quota of 172 bears. Over 163,000 applications were submitted for a limited number of bear hunting tags. Conservation groups ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida is set to hold its first bear hunt in a decade this December, with more than 160,000 applicants vying for just 172 permits. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced the application results Tuesday for the state's first black bear hunt in a decade: 163,459 applications were ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade drew more than 160,000 applicants for a far more limited number of permits, including from opponents who are trying to reduce the ...