When you call us, 99% of the time, we give you advice on how to coexist with the bear,” said the department’s public ...

A frightening encounter in Woodbury has renewed questions about how Connecticut should manage its growing bear population.

The ballooning bear population is a clear hazard to Connecticut residents. There's no downside to allowing a hunt.

Amid a surge of applications for Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade, the state is reducing the number of black bears that can be taken in the controversial December event. State wildlife ...

Our most successful bear bait sites are set with the tree stand on higher ground overlooking the edge of a transition from ...

Florida's black bear population has rebounded, prompting the state to reintroduce a managed hunt. Anti-hunting groups have legally challenged the hunt and encouraged non-hunters to apply for permits.