State wildlife officials claim the hunt is intended to help control future overpopulation of the species Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a writer/editor has ...

Trees hang over a boardwalk in the Black Bear Wilderness Area on Dec. 23, 2025. The seven-mile hiking trail, located in Seminole County, is a popular spot to sight the elusive Florida black bear. Most ...

Florida has reopened black bear hunting, and you are stepping into a fight that has only hardened since the last season a decade ago. Supporters frame the move as overdue wildlife management, while ...

The Sunshine State is known for many things: sandy beaches, spring break, and snowbird populations that cause the state’s ...

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 ...

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.

Fifty-two bears were killed during Florida's first black bear hunt in a decade, state wildlife officials said Tuesday. The bear hunt, which started Dec. 6 and ended on Sunday, had been restricted to ...

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 ...

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 ...