According to the homeowner, the bear has damaged a gas line under the home. Talk about an unwanted houseguest. According to one homeowner in Altadena, California, a black bear has been living in the ...

WELL, TONIGHT MARKED THE FINAL DAY OF FLORIDA’S FIRST BLACK BEAR HUNT IN A DECADE. THIS YEAR’S HUNT, HOWEVER, WAS MET WITH PUSHBACK FROM GROUPS OPPOSED TO KILLING THOSE ANIMALS. WESH 2’S TONY ATKINS ...

Florida's recent black bear hunt resulted in 52 bears being taken out of 172 permits issued. Black bear advocate groups purchased 52 of the hunting permits to prevent those bears from being killed.

The season started Dec. 6, making its return in Florida for the first time in a decade. Last December, FWC staff presented an update on black bears in the state to commissioners. In March 2025, a ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has released the results of the state’s first black bear hunt in a decade — one which drew legal action and protests.

Hunters killed 52 black bears during Florida's 2025 bear hunt, which was the first one permitted in ten years. The hunt was recommended by the FWC to manage a growing bear population, which has led to ...

Florida wildlife officials are hailing December’s black bear “harvest” as a safe and successful event, noting hunters killed dozens of bears during the highly criticized, state-sanctioned hunt. After ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has released the results of this year’s controversial bear hunt season. In total, 52 bears were reported to the FWC, ...

Florida’s first black bear hunt since 2015 ended Saturday, closing a three-week season that drew sharp criticism from animal advocacy groups despite assurances from state wildlife officials that the ...

We live in a era of nearly universally grim climate projections, when the rapidly changing weather of our world threatens everything from our ability to maintain a home or get insured, to the future ...

If the NFL Playoffs are anything like week 17’s "Sunday Night Football" matchup, football fans will be loving every second of play. The San Francisco 49ers and Chicago Bears, two teams gunning for the ...

There was fan frenzy at Soldier Field Saturday ahead of the Bears-Packers playoff matchup. From Bears' comeback win vs. Packers to Alex Bregman's Cubs deal, Saturday was Chicago's best sports night in ...