WPLG

Animal advocates opposing Florida bear hunt seek to invalidate state officials’ vote

HAVANA, Fla. — Bear Warriors United, a nonprofit advocacy organization, filed a lawsuit against the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in opposition to the Florida black bear hunt.
The Florida Times-Union

Florida’s black bear hunt is conservation, not controversy | Opinion

Florida's black bear population has rebounded, prompting the state to reintroduce a managed hunt. Anti-hunting groups have legally challenged the hunt and encouraged non-hunters to apply for permits.
CNN

Florida allows black bear hunting for the first time in a decade

For the first time in a decade, Floridians will be legally allowed to hunt black bears in the state. The move was unanimously approved by the state’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission this ...
WCTV

FWC lowers the number of bear hunting permits to be issued

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has lowered the number of hunting permits they are issuing for the bear hunt, according to their website. Originally, ...

Our First (and Last) Hunt for the Rare White Bear of British Columbia

It was my partner's great good fortune to take the first, and possibly the last, Kermode bear under an ordinary license ...
Los Angeles Times

More than 160,000 apply for Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade, wildlife officials say

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade drew more than 160,000 applicants for a far more ...
WESH

FWC reveals Florida's black bear hunt results following controversy

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has released the results of Florida's 2025 black bear hunt. The three-week season drew sharp criticism from animal advocacy groups despite ...
Orlando Sentinel

Rules for Florida proposed bear hunt: ‘It’s going to be a massacre’

Florida released proposed rules Wednesday for an annual hunt of the state’s largest land mammal, the black bear, but bear advocates quickly blasted those rules for favoring trophy hunters and said ...
WCTV

Bear hunting returning to Florida for first time in a decade following unanimous FWC vote

HAVANA, Fla. (WCTV) - Bear hunting is returning to the state of Florida for the first time in a decade. During a meeting Wednesday in Havana, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...
Orlando Sentinel

After a decade off, Florida resumes bear hunting. Here’s what to expect.

Hunters will fan out across Florida beginning today as the first sanctioned hunt of black bears in a decade kicks off amid sharply divided public opinion and efforts by humane advocates to cajole — ...
CBS News

Florida bear hunt opponents rally outside capitol in Tallahassee: "The science is not there"

Opponents of Florida's first black bear hunt in a decade rallied at the state capitol on Monday amid efforts to try and prevent bears from being killed next month in four areas across the state. In ...