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The Florida black bear (Ursus americanus floridanus) is a subspecies of the American black bear that has historically ranged throughout most of Florida and the southern portions of Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. The large black-furred bears live mainly in forested areas and have seen recent habitat reduction throughout the state due to ...
Effective July 1, lethal force is permitted under specific circumstances, when a person feels imminent harm to themselves or property from a bear. DeSantis signs self-defense law to let Floridians ...
Florida black wolf. C. r. floridanus Miller, 1912 extinct Gray fox. Urocyon cinereoargenteus (Schreber, 1775) uncommon or locally common statewide [58] Red fox. Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) uncommon or locally common statewide [59] Family Ursidae: bears: Black bear. Ursus americanus (Pallas, 1780) rare or uncommon; localized populations ...
The Tremarctinae or short-faced bears is a subfamily of Ursidae that contains one living representative, the spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus) of South America, and several extinct species from four genera: the Florida spectacled bear (Tremarctos floridanus), the North American giant short-faced bears Arctodus (A. pristinus and A. simus), the South American giant short-faced bear ...
Florida's bear population has rebounded after declining to about 300 in the 1970s. The state allowed a limited bear hunt in 2015, when the population was estimated to be 3,500.
In fear of his life, the man shot the bear. The bear was later tracked to an area where it was seen alive, said Wattles. Officials chose to let the bear be because it wasn’t a threat to the public.
Black bear attacks have been on the rise in the state, causing some to say measures need to be taken to control the And now, it looks like the state is on the verge of a massive black bear hunt.
Frank Cerabino's column about a new legislative effort in Florida to create a stand-your-ground gun law against the state's iconic black bears.