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263-pound black bear broke into home, killed man and dog, Florida report says
A male black bear (not the one pictured) broke into a man’s home in rural southwest Florida and mauled him to death, ...
Lab tests connect black bear killed by Florida wildlife officers to fatal attack on man and his dog
Officials say lab results have connected one of three black bears killed by wildlife officers in southwest Florida to a fatal ...
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Florida man, 89, and his dog mauled to death by black bear in state's first fatal attack
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) on Friday confirmed a man and his dog were mauled to death by a black bear in Jerome — marking the first fatal black bear attack ...
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Rules for Florida proposed bear hunt: ‘It’s going to be a massacre’
Florida released proposed rules Wednesday for an annual hunt of the state’s largest land mammal, the black bear, but bear advocates quickly blasted those rules for favoring trophy hunters and ...
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FWC weighs ‘Bear Hunt’ as people on both sides speak out
A proposal to allow bear hunting in Florida is drawing sharp reactions from both conservationists and animal rights advocates ...
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 ...