WLRN

Central Florida nonprofit sues state agency over bear hunt rules

The Central Florida-based nonprofit Bear Warriors United filed a lawsuit Friday against the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, two days after the agency's unanimous vote approving a ...
Sun Sentinel

After a decade off, Florida resumes bear hunting. Here’s what to expect.

Hunters will fan out across Florida beginning today as the first sanctioned hunt of black bears in a decade kicks off amid sharply divided public opinion and efforts by humane advocates to cajole — ...

Judge to rule on lawsuit over Florida's controversial bear hunt

A Florida judge will decide next month if a lawsuit challenging the state's recent bear hunt can proceed to trial.
Orlando Sentinel

Last-ditch effort to stop Florida’s bear hunt

With Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade just two weeks away, opponents say they’ve used a combination of tactics to protect bears from bullets — and are heading to court Monday in Tallahassee ...
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Florida's controversial bear hunt returns in December. Here's a breakdown of the rules

Come December, Florida hunters will grab their rifles, put on their hunting caps and legally declare that it’s bear hunting season. Only a decade after Florida’s last bear hunting season, mired in ...
Orlando Sentinel

Judge rules that Florida’s bear hunt will go on next month

A judge in Tallahassee rejected Monday a plea from a Central Florida bear advocacy group to halt the state’s planned bear hunt. Circuit Judge Angela Dempsey ruled against Bear Warriors United after ...
WESH

Florida bear hunt opponents secure dozens of permits in hopes of sparing animals

STATE BEAR HUNT IN DECEMBER HAVE SCORED DOZENS OF PERMITS IN HOPES OF SAVING AS MANY BEARS AS POSSIBLE FROM BEING HARVESTED. WESH 2’S GREG FOX EXPLAINS WHY THE TACTIC MAY WORK THIS YEAR, BUT NOT IN ...
AOL

After a decade off, Florida resumes bear hunting this weekend. Here’s what to expect

ORLANDO, Fla. — Hunters will fan out across Florida beginning Saturday as the first sanctioned hunt of black bears in a decade kicks off amid sharply divided public opinion and efforts by humane ...