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Florida wildlife officials gather to discuss bear hunt proposal

At their quarterly meeting in Ocala on Wednesday and Thursday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will discuss rules for a bear hunt proposal. If approved, the hunt would last nearly three weeks in December and then between October and December every year after. It would be the first black bear hunt in a decade.

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Florida bear hunt decision looms: See where black bears may be harvested

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Despite fatal attack, wildlife advocates outraged over Florida bear hunt revival

Living among Florida bears: 'I might have to defend myself, but I don't want to shoot one'

A bear hunt was already on the state's May agenda, but the first documented human killing on May 5 lit a fire under an already controversial issue.

Is killing Florida bears a good way to control them?

But fierce debate persists over whether a good way to control bears is to kill them. A state plan to resume bear hunting after a decade-long hibernation has deepened the discord in advance of a ...

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When is alligator mating season in Florida? 2 attacks in 2 months leaves 1 woman dead

Alligator mating season, during spring and summer, leads to increased activity and potential human encounters ... to ...

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Florida man gored by bison in Yellowstone National Park. What we know

Two wildlife encounters in Florida ended in fatalities this week. A man and his dog were killed in a bear attack in ...

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Alligator attacks, kills woman canoeing with her husband on lake in Florida: "He tried to fight the gator off"

An alligator killed a Florida woman after tipping over a canoe she and her husband were paddling, investigators said.

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An alligator kills a Florida woman after tipping over her canoe, investigators say

An alligator killed a Florida woman after tipping over a canoe she and her husband were paddling, which investigators say ...

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