St. Augustine learned it has a new tourist Tuesday morning with the a black bear spotted in the downtown/Lincolnville area.

The Florida black bear, a distinct subspecies of the American black bear ... the FWC advises you to: Remain standing upright, back up slowly and speak to the bear in a calm, assertive voice ...

The Florida black bear, a distinct subspecies of the American black bear, was listed as a threatened species as recently as 2012. In the mid-1970s, the population had dwindled to about 500.

The last documented black bear attack in Collier County happened Jan. 9, 2018, when a black bear attacked a man in his North ...