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Florida protesters rally against return of black bear hunting as state considers new season
Protesters across Central Florida are urging wildlife officials to reject a proposed black bear hunt, calling it cruel and ...
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Living among Florida bears: 'I might have to defend myself, but I don't want to shoot one'
A bear hunt was already on the state's May agenda, but the first documented human killing on May 5 lit a fire under an already controversial issue.
Black bear kills a man and dog near a South Florida nature preserve
Authorities were searching Monday for a black bear that killed a man and a dog in South Florida. The attack occurred in a ...
Sarasota protesters join statewide rallies against Florida black bear hunt
The Bayfront protest was one of 13 statewide protests organized by One Protest, an animal advocacy organization.
Massive black bear mauls elderly Florida man and his dog to death — in the state’s first deadly attack on record
A massive black bear, weighing close to 300 pounds, mauled to death an 89-year-old Florida man and his faithful dog — the ...
Florida man, dog killed in suspected black bear attack in Collier County, officials say
The attack occurred in a rural area east of Naples, just south of Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area, authorities said.
Gulf Breeze bear attack is the first since 2017. Here's a look at the numbers
A Gulf Breeze man was attacked by a black bear while attempting to protect his dog two weeks, and two weeks ago an ...
Bear walks into Lowe’s and gets part of store all to itself, Florida photos show
Black bears are notorious browsers but one took things too far when it showed up at a Florida Lowe’s store during business hours, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says. The bear ...