/tags/bear-hunt bear hunt en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:30:00 GMT /environment/2026-02-09/heres-the-data-for-floridas-first-bear-hunt-in-a-decade A fact sheet posted Friday showed that all but six of the 172 permits purchased were by Florida residents. Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:30:00 GMT /environment/2026-02-09/heres-the-data-for-floridas-first-bear-hunt-in-a-decade News Service of Florida /environment/2026-01-09/florida-black-bear-hunt-exposes-emotional-divisions-among-animal-rights-activists-hunters The Florida hunt exposed deep emotional divisions among animal rights activists and hunters. In social media forums and in dueling media interviews, the groups fiercely debated the morals and heritage of hunting, the science of bear biology and its ecosystem – arguing even about the Biblical aspects of whether God would approve. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 20:55:00 GMT /environment/2026-01-09/florida-black-bear-hunt-exposes-emotional-divisions-among-animal-rights-activists-hunters Zoey Thomas | Fresh Take Florida /environment/2026-01-05/conservationists-eye-threatened-list-status-for-floridas-bears After having what one described as a "significant impact" on Florida's black bear hunt this month, conservationists could seek to add bears to the federal threatened species list. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on Tuesday reported 52 bears were killed during the hunt, which was held from Dec. 6 through Sunday. That was less than a third of the 172 bears that could have been killed. Mon, 05 Jan 2026 13:00:00 GMT /environment/2026-01-05/conservationists-eye-threatened-list-status-for-floridas-bears Combined dispatches /environment/2025-12-31/fish-and-wildlife-commission-52-bears-harvested-in-sanctioned-hunt The bears were physically checked by FWC staff and contracted bear response staff. The agency said that a full report will be released in the coming months. The FWC did not break out the data to show how many bears were killed in each of the four approved bear hunting zones or the sex of the bears killed. Tue, 30 Dec 2025 22:31:01 GMT /environment/2025-12-31/fish-and-wildlife-commission-52-bears-harvested-in-sanctioned-hunt Christine Sexton | Florida Phoenix /environment/2025-11-25/florida-bear-hunt-to-take-place-next-month-after-judge-rejects-injunction A state judge denied the temporary preliminary injunction sought by Bear Warriors United, which argued the hunt authorization was based on outdated data and will harm the bear population in Florida — right now estimated at around 4,050. Tue, 25 Nov 2025 16:30:00 GMT /environment/2025-11-25/florida-bear-hunt-to-take-place-next-month-after-judge-rejects-injunction Mitch Perry | Florida Phoenix /environment/2025-11-10/pet-detective-florida-bears What started as a favor to help find a friend's missing cat became a full-time job for Jamie Katz, who has spent the past decade tracking lost pets across South Florida. Now, she's using her skills to help protect bears in Florida. Mon, 10 Nov 2025 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2025-11-10/pet-detective-florida-bears Farah Saafan /environment/2025-09-23/more-than-160-000-apply-for-floridas-first-bear-hunt-in-a-decade-wildlife-officials-say Florida's first bear hunt in a decade drew more than 160,000 applicants for just 172 permits. Tue, 23 Sep 2025 20:00:00 GMT /environment/2025-09-23/more-than-160-000-apply-for-floridas-first-bear-hunt-in-a-decade-wildlife-officials-say Curt Anderson | Associated Press /environment/2025-09-19/conservationists-sue-to-stop-floridas-first-black-bear-hunt-in-a-decade State officials approved the plan in August despite strong opposition. The group Bear Warriors United filed the complaint against the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in a court in Tallahassee on Wednesday. Fri, 19 Sep 2025 16:29:00 GMT /environment/2025-09-19/conservationists-sue-to-stop-floridas-first-black-bear-hunt-in-a-decade Kate Payne | Associated Press/Report for America /environment/2025-08-18/central-florida-nonprofit-sues-state-agency-over-bear-hunt-rules Bear Warriors United filed a lawsuit Friday against the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission over bear hunt rules commissioners approved earlier this week. Mon, 18 Aug 2025 17:00:00 GMT /environment/2025-08-18/central-florida-nonprofit-sues-state-agency-over-bear-hunt-rules Molly Duerig /environment/2025-08-13/florida-wildlife-officials-approve-rules-for-states-first-bear-hunt-in-more-than-a-decade The hunt will take place in four regions of the state and use a lottery process for hunters to obtain permits. Wed, 13 Aug 2025 19:27:03 GMT /environment/2025-08-13/florida-wildlife-officials-approve-rules-for-states-first-bear-hunt-in-more-than-a-decade Jim Turner - News Service of Florida