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Where, when will bear hunts be allowed in Florida? What we know
For the first time in a decade, the the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is working up a proposal for a ...
A new black bear hunt in Florida? FWC seeking public feedback on proposal
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is considering Florida's first black bear hunt in 10 years as the ...
Florida Film Festival: ‘The Paper Bear’ gives a glimpse into lives of black bears
The Paper Bear” took countless hours of filming over the course of years to tell the story of Florida black bears in this new ...
USA Today16d
To hunt or not to hunt bears, that is the question | Opinion
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is effectively managing the state's growing black bear population ... is growing, but bears also are popular and the human population is ...
Palm Beach Post3d
Florida may allow 187 black bears to be hunted in December
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is working on a plan to issue 187 permits to harvest black bears in mid-December. A permit allows the harvest of one bear. After FWC staff ...
Sun Sentinel9d
Florida admits plan for December bear hunt, its first in a decade
FWC estimates about 4,000 bears roam Florida, a remarkable recovery for a species listed by the state as threatened as ...
Pensacola News Journal21d
A new black bear hunt in Florida? FWC seeking public feedback, comments. Here's when
The FWC is considering a hunt because the state's black bear population ... a healthy population. Florida currently has more than 17,000 square miles of suitable bear habitat, of which 46% is ...