Its the first bear population study conducted in the Lower Atchafalaya river basin – home to one of the state’s oldest and ...

A public art trail inspired by a children's book is set to be launched in Kent. The borough of Dartford will receive 30 big ...

the debate over bear hunting in the state once again heats up. Officials with the state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said they responded to a report of a bear attack that ...

Changes could soon be coming to bear hunting in Minnesota. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is making recommendations for changes to the state’s bear permit area boundaries ...

A young female bear caused a stir after wandering out of the forest and into the leafy suburbs of the Lithuanian capital. For ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission maintains the hunt is necessary to manage the state’s growing black bear population and to mitigate rising human-bear conflicts, including a ...

The provision comes amid a rise in conflicts between humans and bears, as the number of bear sightings reached 159 out of the Connecticut’s 169 towns and cities, a report shows.

The lottery winners will pay $100 for the bear hunting permit, $300 if they are from out of state. Those amounts are far too low. The state hasn’t had a bear hunt in a decade.

Hunt opponent Janet Osborne told the commission it would "take a step backward" by approving the bear proposal. "The problem is the overpopulation of people," she said.

Foes of the bear hunt traveled from all over the state to Ocala where the wildlife agency’s governing board convened to a standing room crowd at the College of Central Florida. Many sported ...

The board favored allowing hunters to use dogs to track bears and hunt using a bait station, methods prohibited in the state’s 2015 hunt, which nevertheless led to a much more rapid bear take ...

Florida black bear hunt passes on first vote Wildlife commissioners voted 4-1 May 21 to have a black bear hunt for 23 days in December, but the measure must be voted on again in August to be ...