• Florida will hold its first bear hunt in two decades this October.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved the hunt Wednesday after considering hours of public testimony.
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• Environmentalists say Florida’s growing bear population supports the argument for the state to buy more conservation land.
They’re protesting a bear hunt as the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission takes a final vote on the proposal Wednesday.
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• U.S. Sugar is part of a large sugar growing community south of Lake Okeechobee. Environmentalist are interested in their land, some of which they want for everglades restoration.
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• Florida’s top wildlife authority says bears represent “a great conservation success story” in the state and that it’s time move from saving them to managing them.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s executive director released a statement Monday defending a proposed hunt of the animals.
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• Environmentalists are attacking Florida sugar growers after failing to persuade state leaders to buy U.S. Sugar land south of Lake Okeechobee for Everglades restoration.
They gathered over the weekend in West Palm Beach for a “Big Sugar Summit.”
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• Sea turtles in Florida are making a comeback.
Leading the way is the green turtle, a species that a few decades ago was near the brink. Today its recovery is virtually unprecedented for an endangered species in the United States.
The gains are most apparent at the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge in Melbourne Beach, among the world’s most significant nesting sites for sea turtles.
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• Environmentalists are considering suing over Amendment 1 funding as the Florida Legislature reaches an agreement on an $80 billion state budget.
They say the budget does not include enough conservation funding and ignores the intent of voters who overwhelming supported the state constitutional amendment in November.
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