The Ocala National Forest and the woods surrounding it in Marion County are bear Utopia. “There are four types of acorns, saw palmetto, wild blueberry, huckleberry, gallberry and even wild grapes.

The report says the incident happened Thursday night in Marion County on State Road 40 and State Road 19, near the Ocala National Forest around 11 p.m.

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. — A massive forest fire in the Ocala National Forest was caused by a lightning strike, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The forest fire was actively burning approximately 800 ...

EUSTIS — Wildlife officials hope to capture a hungry black bear that has visited the same home twice in the past two weeks to slaughter nearly half of a family’s herd of goats. The adul… ...