What do you do if you see a black bear in Florida while hiking or camping? Here's what you need to know to avoid your ...

Wild bears are found in almost half of Florida. Here are the most frequent areas for sightings and how to avoid meeting up ...

At a December Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) meeting after receiving an update on the commission's ...

A bear hunt was already on the state's May agenda, but the first documented human killing on May 5 lit a fire under an ...

Officials in Florida confirmed that a man and his dog found dead earlier this month were killed by a bear, a first for the ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has identified both the victim and the bear involved in the first ...

An man and his dog were mauled to death by a black bear in Jerome, Florida. The 89-year-old man's death marks the first ...

Florida wildlife officials will review a proposal next week to establish an annual limited-entry black bear hunt — the first such hunt in over a decade. The proposal summary was posted ahead of a ...

An alligator killed a Florida woman after tipping over a canoe she and her husband were paddling, which investigators say ...

Two wildlife encounters in Florida ended in fatalities this week. A man and his dog were killed in a bear attack in Southwest ...

Robert Markel's daughter called 911 to report a bear attacking his dog. When first responders arrived, they found the 89-year ...

Black bear spotted in downtown St. Augustine Bear Attack: Florida Fish and Wildlife says a bear is believed to have killed a man and his dog in a nature preserve. FWC officials said Monday the ...