The debate over bear hunting has persisted for years between Connecticut farmers, wildlife advocates, hunters and, increasingly, suburban homeowners. On one side, supporters argue that a hunt will ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will host three virtual meetings in April to discuss a potential black bear hunt. The FWC is considering a hunt because the state's ...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) recently opened a new round of grant funding to provide local Colorado communities with resources to re- duce human-bear conflicts through the Human-Bear Conflict ...

There were about 3,500 human-bear conflicts reported in 2024 in the state, and bears entered homes at least 67 times, according to the DEEP’s State of the Bear report released this month.

HARTFORD — Top state environmental officials, citing sharp increases in potentially dangerous encounters, are pushing lawmakers to finally allow bear hunting in the state. But animal rights ...