Help protect Florida’s black bears | Conservancy of Southwest Florida

Help protect Florida’s black bears | Conservancy of Southwest Florida

At their August 2025 meeting, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is scheduled to decide on a new Florida black bear hunt. Take part in our action alert and consider attending the upcoming meeting in Havana, Florida to provide comment to the FWC Commissioners. TAKE ACTION Why Are We Concerned? In 2015, ten years ago, Florida conducted the first black bear hunt in decades. What resulted was later described as a “black eye…