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.
WPLG

Bear hunt proposal moves forward in Florida following fatal attack; protesters push back

NAPLES, Fla. — Florida wildlife officials are moving forward with a controversial proposal to reinstate a state-sanctioned bear hunt — a decision that has sparked both support and opposition following ...
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, ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
CBS News

Florida moving toward first sanctioned bear hunt in nearly a decade

TALLAHASSEE — Florida could move toward its first sanctioned bear hunt in nearly a decade. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on Wednesday directed officials to bring forward ...

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 ...
First Coast News

FWC considers Florida black bear hunt for later this year, the first since 2015

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation commission is considering a bear hunt to take place this December. It would be the first bear hunt in Florida in ten years, and it’s a ...