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Despite fatal attack, wildlife advocates outraged over Florida bear hunt revival
At a December Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) meeting after receiving an update on the commission's ...
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 ...
'Unethical': Northwest Florida animal advocate opposes state's plan for black bear hunt
Florida's first black bear hunt in ten years could happen in December. Regulators are meeting this week in Ocala to finalize ...
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Bear hunting could return to Florida: Here's what you need to know
Florida wildlife officials next week will hear a proposal to create an annual “limited-entry” black bear hunt, with a ...
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Ad urges opposition to ‘massacre’ of Florida black bears
Humane World for Animals flatly opposes any recreational hunt, but says the options on the table for 2025 are particularly “cruel and dangerous” — the organization describes hounding as a “brutal” ...