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Bear advocates file legal challenge to Florida’s bear hunt

A bear hunt based on ‘stale’ population estimates risk ‘irreversible ecological loss,’ hunting opponents warn.

Florida’s wildlife agency approves first black bear hunt in a decade

After months of contentious public debate, Florida’s wildlife commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a 23-day ...
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Florida wildlife leaders have approved rules for a December bear hunt

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has approved the final rules for black bear hunting in Florida. The ...

Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade approved despite strong opposition

The first black bear hunt in Florida in a decade takes place in December under a rule adopted Wednesday by state wildlife ...

Florida wildlife commissioners unanimously approve black bear hunt, state's first in 10 years

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved a 23-day hunting season beginning in December, paving the way for more hunts in the coming years.
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Florida approves first black bear hunt in nearly a decade

GADSDEN COUNTY, Fla. (WCJB/Gray Capital Bureau) - For the first time since 2015, Florida will allow hunters to target black ...
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Florida wildlife officials appear poised to OK the state's first bear hunt in a decade

Although the odds indicate regulators will OK the first black bear hunt in a decade in Florida, opponents will pull out all ...

Robotic rabbits are deployed in South Florida python hot spots to fight snake explosion

Version 2.0 of the study will add bunny scent to the stuffed rabbits if motion and heat aren’t enough to fool the pythons in ...

Woman Wins 2025 Florida Python Challenge After Removing More Invasive Snakes Than Anyone Else

A Florida woman has been dubbed the 'new queen of the Everglades' after winning the 2025 Florida Python Challenge's grand ...

Florida's new python hunting queen makes history and catches 60 snakes

Donna Kalil, a contract hunter for the South Florida Water Management District, nabbed 56 snakes during the Python Challenge ...
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Florida officials release grisly details of the first fatal bear attack ...

Florida wildlife authorities confirmed Friday that the grisly death of an elderly man in Collier County earlier this week was the first fatal Florida black bear attack in state history ...