The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Fee has launched the outcomes of the 2025 Florida Black Bear Hunt. This was a extremely contested and criticised hunt that drew the ire of many animal advocacy teams, even with the assurances from state wildlife officers that the Florida black bear inhabitants may maintain restricted looking. The three-week season, from December sixth to December twenty eighth, had a complete of 172 permits issued by way of random drawing. These permits allowed the harvest of 1 bear per allow and resulted in 52 black bears being harvest this season. This season sharply contrasted the final black bear season in 2015 the place 3700 permits had been issued and 304 black bears had been harvested.
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“The 2025 black bear hunt, rooted in sound scientific information, was successful. We’re proud to have joined the greater than 30 states that handle black bears with regulated looking,” stated FWC Govt Director Roger Younger. “The restricted variety of permits issued in areas with the biggest bear populations and different elements of the hunt prioritized a conservative strategy that ensures the long-term well being of bear populations in Florida, whereas offering alternative for hunters.”
All harvested black bears had been bodily checked by FWC workers and bear response contractors, which is able to present priceless information that may assist influance future choices about black bear administration in Florida. A full evaluation of knowledge collected continues to be within the works and full harvest report shall be launched by FWC within the close to future. With state-wide bear-related calls at an all time excessive, up 42% since 2016, the knowledge collected this season will assist future administration and hopefully cut back battle with the bears.
“Searching is an efficient instrument for managing wildlife populations around the globe and is a key a part of the North American Mannequin of Wildlife Conservation,” stated FWC Chief Conservation Officer George Warthen. “It’s about serving to bears succeed over the long run in our state and is a approach for us to information an iconic Florida species into the longer term, for his or her profit and ours.”
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