Florida is home to some pretty fantastic animals. From fish-eating spiders to alligators, crocodiles, panthers, black bear and all sizes and sorts ... between Lake Okeechobee and the Atlantic Ocean.

In a 21-page decision Friday, Judge Carlos Mendoza, of the Middle District of Florida in Orlando, backed the plaintiffs. The environmental group Bear Warriors ... on behalf of black bears, fought ...

This was the surreal reality for beachgoers in Florida recently when a massive black bear emerged from the ocean. Giant Black Bear Surprises Beachgoers by Emerging from the Ocean in Florida. Image by ...

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A husband and wife in the Fort Myers neighborhood of Gateway arrived home and a black bear was hugging their front yard tree.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is considering Florida's first black bear hunt in 10 years as the population rises.

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 is working on a plan to issue 187 permits to harvest black bears in mid-December. A permit allows the harvest of one bear. After FWC staff ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is considering a black bear hunt in December. Critics question the necessity of the hunt, citing healthy bear populations. Remember ...

FWC will consider a hunt from Dec. 6 to 28. Florida black bears used to be considered a threatened species from 1974 to 2012.