State plans black
bear webinars
Thursday, May 26,
2016 12:04 pm
State plans black
bear webinars
Dinah Voyles Pulver
Gatehouse Media
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Floridians
wanting to know more about black bear populations in the state and another
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Officials in
Seminole, Volusia and Miami-Dade counties all have passed resolutions asking
the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
to leave them out of
any future bear hunts.
The Eustis City
Commission also recently approved a resolution asking the FWC to reinstate the
ban on bear hunting.
The FWC in October
held the state's first bear hunt in more than two decades.
The state commission
is expected during a meeting June 22 and June 23 in Apalachicola
to discuss the
possibility of holding another hunt.
The October hunt saw
298 bears killed in four areas of the state,
including 139 in the
central area of Alachua, Bradford, Brevard, Clay, Flagler, Lake, Marion,
Orange, Putnam, Seminole, St. Johns, Sumter and Volusia counties.
Marion had the most
kills with 55,
followed by Lake
with 36.
Sumter had none.
The FWC plans
webinars on Thursday, on May 31
and June 2.
Wildlife officials
will discuss the state's new bear population estimates,
updated bear ranges,
results of the 2015 black bear hunt and another possible hunt this year.
The calls will also
include information from the state's program for helping communities be
"bear wise."
“These webinars give
the public an opportunity to have their questions answered in real time,”
stated David
Telesco, bear management coordinator.
“They also add to
the FWC channels already in place for gathering public feedback including
email, social media, phone, ASK FWC,
bear stakeholder
group meetings and commission meetings.”
Registration is
required for the webinar
and may be done by
visiting
Each webinar begins
at 6 p.m.
Fill out their form
here.
