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Florida bear hunt rules face legal challenge from conservationists

A wildlife conservation group has filed a complaint that the state violated state law in how it developed rules for an annual ...

Barbaric bear hunt will go on, opponents be damned | Editorial

The stench of people doing something they knew was wrong, sweating through an attempt to pretend they were right.

Opponents plan to thwart bear hunt in Florida

"This proposal for the hunt is unpopular and unethical," said one woman to the Board of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...

'Needless slaughter': Lawsuit filed against FWC after black bear hunt approval in Florida

There's a new effort to stop Florida's black bear hunt on Friday morning.A lawsuit was filed against the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) days after approving the hunt. That ...

With a bear hunt approved for FL, a case from seven years ago is proving relevant

In 2018, nine people were arrested in Florida on animal cruelty charges in cases where they baited bears and used dogs during bear hunts.
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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 ...

Florida approves hunting of black bears for first time in a decade

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is re-introducing the state's first bear hunting season in more than a ...

Bear hunt defies FWC numbers showing bear population growth flat

Skip Bayless thinks the WNBA might be lying about Caitlin Clark's injury. Clark, a two-time WNBA All-Star and the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 Draft, has been out with a groin injury since July 15.
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Commissioners Reinstate Black Bear Hunting Season

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commissioners voted 5-0 this week to reinstate a regulated black bear hunting season, ending a 10-year halt on the practi ...