Black Bear Program coordinator believes the young bear may be from Arkansas and swam across the Mississippi River.

A black bear recently roamed the streets of Punta Gorda Isles, causing residents to question how wildlife officials should ...

FWC is scheduled to vote on the bear hunt one final time in August, and then it's expected that 187 permits will be issued.

A black bear stunned residents of a luxury Florida community by lounging in a hot tub and napping under a lanai before being ...

FWC told Fox 4 the bear entered a humane trap baited with donuts on Monday night, and was relocated to the Picayune Strand ...

FWC told Fox 4 the bear entered a humane trap baited with donuts on Monday night, and was relocated to the Picayune Strand State Forest in Collier County.

Mosquito season is here, and the bugs seem to know it as activity has ramped up across Southwest Florida in recent weeks.

Kylie Nelson and her son were taking a morning beach walk on May 30 when they spotted the bear taking a dip, according to ...

Collier County is emphasizing bear safety, reminding residents of the options available for securing their trash cans. This comes less than a month after a tragic incident where a Jerome man was ...

and two weeks ago an 89-year-old man and his dog were killed by a bear in Collier County. Black bear encounters in Florida have increased over the past decade, coinciding with a population ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) on Friday confirmed a man and his dog were mauled to death by a black bear in Jerome — marking the first fatal black bear attack in ...

JEROME, Fla. (CBS12) — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has identified both the victim and the bear involved in the first deadly black bear attack in Florida’s history.