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A bear hunt based on ‘stale’ population estimates risk ‘irreversible ecological loss,’ hunting opponents warn.
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 ...
Come December, Florida hunters will grab their rifles, put on their hunting caps and legally declare that it’s bear hunting ...
A wildlife conservation group has filed a complaint that the state violated state law in how it developed rules for an annual ...
Bear Warriors United filed a lawsuit Friday against the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission over bear hunt ...
Hunting plays an important role in maintaining healthy populations of wildlife. Though I am not a hunter, I understand the ...
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 ...
The first black bear hunt in Florida in a decade takes place in December under a rule adopted Wednesday by state wildlife ...
Last week, for the first time since 2015, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted 5-0 to approve rules to allow a 28-day black bear hunt in December in four zones in the state. FWC ...
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 ...
Florida approves first bear hunt in 10 years as population grows from 1,200 to 4,000, despite opposition from environmental ...
State wildlife officials say a regulated hunt is needed to manage the bear population. Opponents say the new rules will lead ...