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Yes, and de-listing the bears in 2012 allows them to ignore the burn/no
burn decision that mandated the bears be protected and cubs not burned
during the winter.

They are now "common" animals with no rights since they were de-listed.

I don't know how "common" they are if the total population is about
3,000 and we killed 300+ during the hunt.

Frank B. Arenas
P.O. Box 600
Coleman, FL 33521-0600
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(352) 748-6629

On 2/2/2021 12:36 PM, Karl Ambrose wrote:
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> What’s interesting is that the black bear was delisted in June 2012. A group of elite fire experts got together in 2008 to come up with a strategic plan.
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> In the fall of 2012 this group met again to review the progress made during the first four years.  From that meeting. the strategic fire plan of 2013-2020 was formed.
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> The timeline is extremely interesting. What’s even more interesting is that black bear management never mentioned how aggressive the Florida Forest Service & National Forest Service were going to get with winter burning and the amount of area they we’re going to burn. As high as 2,000 acres at a time.
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