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Florida Black Bear
Could Florida allow bear hunting every year?
Opponents have argued that hunting doesn’t reduce human-bear interactions and non-lethal options are better to address bear populations.
The Scoop: Thurs. April 3, 2025, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF
Roundup of news headlines produced for WMNF Community Radio: DOGE audit, black bear hunt, term limits, and K-12 book removal bill.
FWC to host virtual meeting March 13 on black bear hunting
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will hear from the public about a potential black bear hunt.
No bear hunt in sight in Florida
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials confirmed Thursday that the state won’t hold a bear hunt this year.
Safety Harbor Bear moves along; Philippe Park reopens
Pinellas County announced Thursday that Philippe Park in Safety Harbor reopened at noon because a black bear that had been sighted there was no longer in the area and was several miles away. In a...
A look back at Florida’s shortened black bear hunt
Over the weekend the controversial hunt of black bears in Florida was called off after almost two days because so many bears were killed; our guest on WMNF’s MidPoint was Tampa Bay Times staff writer Craig Pittman, who...
the Fairness Doctrine debate show: Should we be hunting the Florida Black Bear?
By Rob Lorei Today on Radioactivity, we air the September edition of The Fairness doctrine, a debate segment moderated and produced by Jennifer Sullivan, who also hosts the public affairs TV show On the table...
