While rare in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties, black bears are no strangers to the Treasure Coast. The FWC ...

Florida hunters may celebrate this holiday season with three weeks of bear hunting. The Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

The Paper Bear” took countless hours of filming over the course of years to tell the story of Florida black bears in this new ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will hold three virtual meetings in April to discuss a possible black bear hunt. The FWC is considering a hunt due to the bear ...

The Florida black bear, a distinct subspecies of the American black bear, was listed as a threatened species from 1974 to 2012, when the population was considered recovered. The population had ...

Florida black bear once listed as threatened species The Florida black bear, a distinct subspecies of the American black bear, was listed as a threatened species as recently as 2012; the ...