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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Fee needs to listen to from the general public about potential choices for regulated black bear searching.
The FWC stated the black bear inhabitants has come again from simply a number of hundred bears within the Nineteen Seventies to over 4,000 at the moment.
Regulated black bear searching occurred in Florida within the Thirties and continued till 1994. Looking was closed till 2015 when it was reopened within the fall. FWC stated no bear searching seasons have been open since 2015.
The FWC has thought of a possible bear hunt “to steadiness species inhabitants numbers with appropriate habitat and to take care of a wholesome inhabitants.”
It additionally stated searching would supply individuals with leisure and financial advantages as a result of hunters may use meat, pelt, fats and different elements of any bear they harvest.
FWC has scheduled a digital public assembly for six p.m. Thursday to listen to Floridians’ ideas on searching black bears.
These interested by attending the assembly can be part of by visiting MyFWC.com/Hunting and clicking “Florida black bear.” You can even e mail feedback to BearComments@MyFWC.com.
The FWC stated the general public can have a number of alternatives to share their feedback, issues, and concepts on potential choices for regulated black bear searching in Florida earlier than something is offered at a FWC assembly.
