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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. – Authorities released a recording Tuesday of the 911 calls that dispatch received after a man and his ...

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 ...

Alligator mating season, during spring and summer, leads to increased activity and potential human encounters ... according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

A dog was found dead near Markel's body. Investigators also said there were signs that a bear had entered Markel's home. FWC ...

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