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Florida approves first bear hunt in a decade, defying a surge of opponents
State experts estimate about 4,000 Florida black bears now roam the peninsula with the largest subpopulation in Central Florida. The rules approved with little discussion by wildlife commissioners set a harvest or kill limit at 187 bears in 2025.
Florida wildlife officials approve black bear hunt for this December
Despite emotional pleas from animal-rights advocates, Florida wildlife officials on Wednesday approved a 23-day black bear hunt in December that could result in up to 187 bears being killed. It will be the state’s first sanctioned bear hunt in more than a decade.
In 2018, nine people were arrested in Florida on animal cruelty charges in cases where they baited bears and used dogs during bear hunts.
Florida residents protest against a proposed black bear hunt due to concerns over population data and oversight.
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Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson is tipping his hat to the state’s Agricultural Law Enforcement team on July ...
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