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Rules for Florida proposed bear hunt: ‘It’s going to be a massacre’
Florida released proposed rules Wednesday for an annual hunt of the state's largest land mammal, the black bear, but bear ...
Florida man, 89, and his dog mauled to death by black bear in state's first fatal attack
An man and his dog were mauled to death by a black bear in Jerome, Florida. The 89-year-old man's death marks the first ...
Man, 89, Confirmed as First Victim of Fatal Black Bear Attack in Florida History After Remains Found Inside Animal
An 89-year-old man and his dog have died in a black bear attack in southwest Florida, marking the first confirmed fatal ...
263-pound black bear broke into home, killed man and dog, Florida report says
A male black bear (not the one pictured) broke into a man’s home in rural southwest Florida and mauled him to death, ...
Lab tests connect black bear killed by Florida wildlife officers to fatal attack on man and his dog
Officials say lab results have connected one of three black bears killed by wildlife officers in southwest Florida to a fatal ...
FWC confirms first fatal Florida black bear attack
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has concluded its initial investigation into what is now confirmed be ...
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Florida confirms first deadly black bear attack in state history
Officials in Florida confirmed that a man and his dog found dead earlier this month were killed by a bear, a first for the ...
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Conservation group pushes back on black bear hunt proposed by FWC
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is proposing a black bear hunt in December to address, what it says,<a ...
Bear walks into Lowe’s and gets part of store all to itself, Florida photos show
Black bears are notorious browsers but one took things too far when it showed up at a Florida Lowe’s store during business hours, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says. The bear ...
FWC says it captured black bear that killed 89-year-old Florida man, dog
On Monday, 89-year-old Robert Markel was found dead about 100 yards from his Jerome, Florida home with injuries "indicating a ...
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89-year-old man killed in Florida's first deadly black bear attack, FWC confirms
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has identified both the victim and the bear involved in the first ...
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Florida man, 89, and his dog mauled to death by black bear in state's first fatal attack
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) on Friday confirmed a man and his dog were mauled to death by a black bear in Jerome — marking the first fatal black bear attack in ...