FLORIDA — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has just released a memo shedding new light on what a proposed black bear hunt could look like in our state. The proposed rules ...

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A Georgia man has been arrested for fatally shooting a black bear that came near his home several times and scared his dogs, local officials say. Late on May 15, an unnamed resident of the Bent ...

Unless you have seen the interior of a cabin that has been worked over by a bear, it’s hard to realize what such a place looks like. Even my mousetraps had been chewed and a box of ... cabin made ...

OCALA, Fla. — Florida wildlife officials are moving forward with plans for what could be the state's first black bear hunt in 10 years. During a meeting in Ocala Wednesday, commissioners for the ...

After over three hours of public input, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spent about 30 minutes discussing and asking questions to staff about a bear hunt before voting 4-1 in ...

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OCALA — The state wildlife commission on Wednesday endorsed Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade, turning aside fears of animal advocates who worry the plan for a December hunt will ...

They said the state should expand the use of non-lethal options, such as bear-proof trash containers to help keep bears from being drawn to residences and businesses, and should increase ...

The FWC would set the number to be hunted each year based on bear population, growth rate, management objectives and bear deaths from other causes. This year the number is 187. The Florida Fish and ...

To address this issue, this paper proposes a differential private notary mechanism (DPNM) to preserve privacy in blockchain interoperations. It establishes a fully trusted notary organization to ...

While bear encounters in the province are common, aggressive encounters are much rarer, although it's always important to remain aware. Matthew Tokaruk, black bear biologist with Saskatchewan's ...