After animal-rights groups bought up dozens of tags to keep them from hunters, the state announced a conservative — and ...

Florida's first bear hunt in a decade killed 52 bears and generated nearly $900,000, but wildlife managers and advocates disagree on its success.

The season started Dec. 6, making its return in Florida for the first time in a decade. Last December, FWC staff presented an update on black bears in the state to commissioners. In March 2025, a ...

Credit: Josef Stefan / Wildlife Photographer of the Year Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. From a tender moment between a crane and her chick to a heartbreaking image of a polar bear cub’s final ...

The Canadian Ministry of Community Safety began investigating Weol Ran Lee in 2022, according to the CBC. They found that she ...

Thanks to decades of conservation efforts, black bear populations are rebounding across the U.S. In Arkansas, hunters talk about their annual black bear hunt — a practice they acknowledge is ...

“Svalbard (and the Barents Sea area) has experienced a much faster loss of sea ice than other areas having polar bears,” Aars ...

Nearly 2,000 bears were taken in Michigan’s Upper and Lower Peninsulas during the 2025 hunting season. But the real story wasn’t just the sheer number of successful hunters - it was the size of the ...

Most people who won permits to participate in the first Florida black bear hunt since 2015 came away empty-handed. Jeff Nemeth wasn’t one of them — he and his son killed a 503-pound bear on a private ...

I finally received the information from our Florida Wildlife Commission about the results of our state’s first bear hunt in more than a decade. Turns out that the state issued 172 permits to over ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Most people who won permits to participate in the first Florida black bear hunt since 2015 came away empty-handed. Jeff Nemeth wasn’t one of them. He and his son harvested a 503-pound ...

Author’s Note: This story first published more than a decade ago in Outdoor Life magazine. I’m a firm believer that some of our hunting memories can only be truly appreciated in time. It’s not that we ...