bears

“We do know it was a bear attack,” an FWC spokesperson told reporters at a press conference. “We don't know if it was the same bear or multiple bears.”

Florida Wildlife Commission officers are investigating an attack involving a black bear in Collier County and the deaths of a man and dog.

Fat Bear Week is officially back. This year's chunks include defending champ Otis — and a mother bear named Holly, known for adopting orphaned cubs.

The 500-pound animal is a "severely food-habituated bear," meaning that it "has lost its fear of people and is associating people with access to food," California officials say.

Homestead police began the Fourth of July responding to an unwelcome backyard guest: a young black bear strolling from home to home in a popular…

State wildlife officials say human-bear interactions are on the rise, and they’re trying to educate Floridians on ways to defuse those situations.