With good news from the Florida Fishing & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida has approved its first bear hunt since October of 2015, nearly a decade ago. And 2015 was an exceptional year.

If the bear numbers ever increase to a point that a hunt could be scientifically justified to sustain a healthy population, it should only be conducted in those zones or areas of Florida where ...

FWC officials said the proposed hunt is aimed at managing Florida’s growing black bear population. The commission is ...