A decade after the last state-sanctioned hunt had to be cut short because so many bears were killed, Florida says it’s time ...

Florida’s wildlife agency is advancing a controversial plan to reinstate black bear hunting, ignoring its own conservation ...

The Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission ended four hours of public debate and discussion by voting 4-1 for preliminary rules ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commissioners voted 4-1 May 21 to have a black bear hunt for 23 days in December, ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has given preliminary approval for a black bear hunt for December and ...

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Black bears were listed as threatened in 2012, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission held an unpopular ...

The hunt, the first in a decade, would be held in four parts of the state and could lead to as many as 187 black bears being killed.

Florida is close to opening swaths of the state to a black bear hunt, the first since the controversial one in 2015.

Amid support from hunters and warnings of a “slaughter” from animal-rights advocates, state wildlife officials Wednesday ...