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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 ...
A bear shot in autumn 1986 in Michigan was thought by some to be an American black bear/grizzly bear hybrid, because of its unusually large size and its proportionately larger brain case and skull. DNA testing was unable to determine whether it was a large American black bear or a grizzly bear.
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 ...
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 ...
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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.
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 ...
A Florida family were left hungry and confused after a black bear stole a food delivery from the front porch. In doorbell camera footage, a driver is seen dropping off the food and moments later ...