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From its pre-Columbian peak, the Florida black bear population fell precipitously. Between unregulated hunting and habitat ...
The Department of Agriculture caught the suspect in the act of stealing a Smokey Bear sign in one of Flordia’s state parks.
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Bear hunting has long been a controversial issue in Florida, with opponents saying that killing bears for sport won't reduce ...
In Florida, bear hunting has long been a controversial issue, but state wildlife officials in September could approve rules for a three-week bear hunt in December that would have “a more structured ...
A man is under arrest for stealing Smokey Bear signs from across Florida. Smokey the Bear joined the Dept. of Agriculture Law ...
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission appears likely to approve the hunt at its August meeting.
The man visited multiple state forests on his way to Orlanda, stealing Smokey Bears signs to sell on Facebook, Florida Ag ...
Male black bears in Florida are known to typically avoid humans. But the state says reports of black bear activity are up, with 2,000 complaints last year, compared with 1,000 in 2005.