HELP US FIGHT FOR FLORIDA'S BLACK BEARS!
This August, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is proposing a bear hunt that discards even the most basic standards of ethical wildlife management. Under this plan, hunters would be allowed to kill black bears using bows over bait, unleash packs of dogs to chase them down, and operate with virtually no oversight. The FWC intends to rely on an “honor system” of self-reporting kills, eliminating all check stations and leaving critical data unverified. This isn’t conservation. It’s a reckless return to frontier-era cruelty, dressed up as management but driven by trophy hunting interests. Florida’s bears, and the public deserve better.
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Go to our Florida Black Bear page to learn the details of what the FWC is proposing!
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
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Email the FWC and tell them you oppose the Florida black bear hunt.
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Stayed tuned for upcoming protest dates.
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June 24, 2025 - Watch our Executive Director, Adam Sugalski, expose the FWC’s dangerous 2025 Black Bear Trophy Hunt proposal, a plan that could open the floodgates to hunting with dogs and shooting bears with bows over bait.
April 2, 2025 - Our Executive Director outlines the FWC’s plan for a new bear hunt, a move that could have devastating effects on Florida’s already fragile bear population.
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