Black bears are most active in the morning and when it starts to get dark, Orlando said. Three hundred bears on average are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Black bears in Florida were put on the threatened and endangered species list in 1974, when only a few hundred bears could be ...

More than half the bears killed during December's Florida bear hunt were from the state's Panhandle, but the biggest animal killed was a 697-pound male in Collier County. Overall, 52 bears were killed ...

The state recently sent out a public advisory to warn residents and visitors about increased wildlife activity as daily highs continue to rise.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) want the public to be BearWise as the weather warms.

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A black bear was caught on camera strolling through the front yard of a Florida man's home as he got ready to head to work. Michael Tullos shared a video on TikTok that shows the moment he encountered ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Most people who won permits to participate in the first Florida black bear hunt since 2015 came away empty-handed. Jeff Nemeth wasn’t one of them – he and his son harvested a 503-pound ...

The Sunshine State is known for many things: sandy beaches, spring break, and snowbird populations that cause the state’s population to surge every winter. But what about bears? Most people don’t ...

Florida’s first state-sanctioned black bear hunt in a decade finished on December 28th, 2025. Arguments and backlash about this hunt immediately followed. Supporters of Florida’s black bear hunt ...