From its pre-Columbian peak, the Florida black bear population fell precipitously. Between unregulated hunting and habitat ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission appears likely to approve the hunt at its August meeting.

"Our Ag Law Team has a suspect in custody who traveled from Pensacola to Orlando stealing Smoky Bear signs from our state ...

In Florida, bear hunting has long been a controversial issue, but state wildlife officials in September could approve rules for a three-week bear hunt in December that would have “a more structured ...

The nonprofit will pick people up in Tampa, Brooksville, Daytona Beach, Jacksonville, Orlando and Gainesville.

The anonymous complaint was filed in November 2024, with the probe finishing in May. UCF took several weeks to publicly ...

Bear hunting has long been a controversial issue in Florida, with opponents saying that killing bears for sport won't reduce ...

The Department of Agriculture caught the suspect in the act of stealing a Smokey Bear sign in one of Flordia’s state parks.

The Sunshine State is in the process of approving a proposal that would create an annual hunt to cull black bear populations.

Florida football's long snapper Rocco Underwood was named to the 2025 Patrick Mannelly Award watch list ahead of the upcoming ...

Smokey the Bear helped law enforcement arrest a man for stealing his signs from across Florida and selling them on Facebook Marketplace, according to officials.

Marion was playing with her "boyfriend" Bruno, a tiny chiweenie belonging to a friend of her owner. Bruno began barking as ...