The statistics point to growth in the bear population across Pennsylvania from 2014 to 2015, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission. The deer- and bear-hunting crew from Camp Swamp Hole near ...

In this May 17, 2015, file photo, a Louisiana Black Bear, subspecies of the black bear rests in a water oak tree in a neighborhood in Marksville, La. TALLAHASSEE — State wildlife officials next month ...

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 ...

On Wednesday, August 13, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) voted 5 to 0 to approve a limited entry bear hunt—the first in the Sunshine State since 2015. While hunters are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florida has launched its first regulated black bear hunt since 2015, aiming to manage the growing bear population despite public ...

Florida is set to see its first black bear hunt since 2015. Beginning Saturday, this event is taking place across several approved areas, including the Picayune Strand State Forest in Collier County.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fifty-five Florida black bears will be targeted in Lee and Collier counties later this year after state fish and wildlife ...

HAVANA, Fla. — Florida’s black bear is returning after a decade-long absence. On Wednesday, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission unanimously approved new rules for the 23-day hunt, which will ...

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.