Most people who won permits to participate in the first Florida black bear hunt since 2015 came away empty-handed. Of the 172 ...

The Florida hunt exposed deep emotional divisions among animal rights activists and hunters. In social media forums and in ...

The season started Dec. 6, making its return in Florida for the first time in a decade. Last December, FWC staff presented an update on black bears in the state to commissioners. In March 2025, a ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he left a bear cub’s corpse in Central Park in 2014 to “be fun.” Records newly obtained by WIRED ...

Trina Moyles' book "Black Bear" is a story of grief and a vision of peaceful coexistence that captures the fragility of our ...

Florida plans to make the hunt an annual event, although details about next season’s dates have not been released.