The annual competition to raise awareness and eliminate the invasive Burmese python was held July 10-20, 2025 in the ...

Sixty-eight bears will be permitted for harvest from 11 eastern panhandle counties, including Franklin, Leon and Wakulla; 18 bears from 12 Central Florida counties; 46 from five North Florida counties ...

For the first time in a decade, bear hunting is set to return to the state of Florida. In a unanimous decision, the Florida ...

State wildlife officials say a regulated hunt is needed to manage the bear population. Opponents say the new rules will lead ...

Since 1990, Orlando Weekly has served as the free, independent voice of Orlando, and we want to keep it that way. Becoming an ...

A social media influencer who runs a private exotic animal rescue in South Florida was the winner of the 2025 Python ...

For the first time since 2015, a Florida black bear hunt is returning. After months of contentious public debate, Florida’s ...

Rachel Nisanov's brother Yonah said their father jumped into the water to save her and her sister, even though he couldn't ...

State experts estimate about 4,000 Florida black bears now roam the peninsula with the largest subpopulation in Central Florida. The rules approved with little discussion by wildlife commissioners set ...

The first black bear hunt in Florida in a decade will take place in December under a rule adopted Wednesday by state wildlife officials ...

Update: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has approved a proposal permitting the hunting of black bears. This is the first event of its kind since 2015, when 304 bears were ...

This is the first black bear hunt since 2015, when nearly 300 bears were killed on the first two days of a week-long season.