Diekema's body was later spotted by a Polk County Sheriff's Office helicopter and recovered by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers, according to Laskowski. The Florida Fish ...

the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said in a statement. The attack occurred in a rural area east of Naples, just south of Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area. Wildlife officers ...

Necropsy results revealed that a 263-pound (119-kilogram) male bear contained the partial remains of 89-year-old Robert Markel, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said in a ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation commission is considering a bear hunt to take place this December. It would be the first bear hunt in Florida in ten years ...

JEROME, Fla. (AP) — Lab results have connected one of three black bears killed by wildlife officers in southwest Florida to a fatal attack on a man and his dog a day earlier, officials said Friday.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has concluded its initial investigation into what is now confirmed be the first fatal black bear attack in the state. The investigation into ...

Discharging a firearm is often prohibited in Florida residential ... as 'nuisance wildlife,' we must be careful not to apply this term to an entire species," the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

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 ...