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FWC approves Florida's first bear hunt season in 10 years

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved rules for the state’s first bear hunt in more than a decade.
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Opponents clash as Florida's wildlife commission approves final rules for December's bear hunt

A bear hunt is set to take place this December—the first in Florida in about a decade. The state Fish and Wildlife ...

Crowds arrive early as FWC opens doors for bear hunt meeting in Havana

FWC officials said the proposed hunt is aimed at managing Florida’s growing black bear population. The commission is ...
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Lindsay Cross blasts ‘wildlife cruelty’ in proposed 2025 bear hunt, urges FWC to shoot it down

Rep. Lindsay Cross, a St. Petersburg Democrat and an environmental scientist, is calling on the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...