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The bear was last seen in the woods behind the UCF Recreation and Wellness Center Challenge Course.
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The Florida Legislature appropriated $500,000 for Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's “BearWise” program. It provides bear-proof trash cans to local governments that apply.
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The Humane Society is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to a conviction after a bear was found shot-to-death in Sanford.
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It will be 2019 before Florida holds another bear hunt. That's how the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted Wednesday.
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Florida wildlife authorities will host a workshop Friday in Mount Dora looking at how to keep bears out of neighborhoods.
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Local governments and neighborhood associations statewide together are asking for nearly $2 million to help keep bears out of neighborhoods.
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The National Rifle Association and Unified Sportsmen of Florida are urging the state’s wildlife authorities to not only hold another bear hunt, but to expand it. This comes as two central Florida counties say they don’t want the hunt in their backyards.
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The Clermont City Council unanimously approved a resolution Monday opposing the upcoming bear hunt. The resolution urges The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission to reconsider the bear hunt, and asks the governor and General Assembly to step in and stop the hunt.