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In the wild stretches of Florida's backcountry, where dense forests meet sprawling suburbs, black bears are making a comeback ...
A bear hunt based on ‘stale’ population estimates risk ‘irreversible ecological loss,’ hunting opponents warn.
In just a few months, a bear hunt will get underway in Florida. Opponents say they aren't giving tivi T OPPONENTS SAY THEY AREN'T GIVING UP YET THOUGH - THEY' ...
Bear Warriors United, an Oviedo-based nonprofit dedicated to defending Florida's wildlife, filed a lawsuit Aug. 15 to block the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission from moving forward ...
Sixty-eight bears will be permitted for harvest from 11 eastern panhandle counties, including Franklin, Leon and Wakulla; 18 bears from 12 Central Florida counties; 46 from five North Florida counties ...
Bear Warriors United filed a lawsuit against the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in opposition to the Florida black bear hunt.
The first black bear hunt in Florida in a decade will take place in December under a rule adopted Wednesday by state wildlife ...
Hunters will need to apply for permits to participate in the December 2025 bear hunt. The last bear hunt in Florida occurred ...
For the first time in a decade, Floridians will be legally allowed to hunt black bears in the state. The move was unanimously ...
Katrina Shadix, founder of Central Florida-based Bear Warriors United, said the wildlife commissioners acted in the interests ...
Florida approves first bear hunt in 10 years as population grows from 1,200 to 4,000, despite opposition from environmental ...
Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade is officially set to move forward after a unanimous vote by the state’s Fish and ...