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It’s been 20 years since Florida’s last bear hunt, and environmentalists opposed to the hunt are seeking volunteers to monitor hunters, to make sure everything is being done by the books.
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There’s been a surge of coyote attacks on pets in Maitland, and Monday evening wildlife officials will hold a forum for residents.Maitland is the latest area of central Florida to encounter nuisance coyotes. College Park also has had problems.
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A judge has ruled Florida's first bear hunt in two decades may proceed later this month.The judge ruled Thursday against environmentalists who argue the hunt will damage the population of the animal that was removed from the state's threatened list in 2012.
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Nearly two-dozen environmental groups are joining a legal effort aimed at stopping Florida's first bear hunt in two decades.They filed a "friend of court" brief Friday in Tallahassee in support of the lawsuit against the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
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Environmentalists want bear-resistant trash cans rather than a statewide hunt as the response to a growing number of complaints about bears in neighborhoods.They rallied Thursday morning in Orlando to protest next month's bear hunt.
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A Circuit Court judge has agreed to consider whether to stop Florida's first bear hunt in two decades.The hearing is scheduled for Oct. 1, weeks before the week-long hunt of the animal that was removed from the threatened list in 2012.
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Environmentalists suing the state over the upcoming bear hunt are urging a judge to step in and stop the hunt before it starts next month.
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The central Florida owner of an escaped king cobra has been cited for failing to immediately report the snake's disappearance.Mike Kennedy faces a second-degree misdemeanor. He can pay a $366 fine or request a hearing.
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved new guidelines Wednesday for managing the state's growing panther population.The guidelines call for greater federal involvement and more land to accommodate panthers on the move.
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is calling for more federal involvement in managing the state's growing panther population.The state agency has released newly revised guidelines for the endangered animal after previous guidelines generated backlash.