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after more than 300 bears were killed in only two days.voted 4-1 at a meeting in Ocala in favor of a bear hunt in December and annually into the future, allowing the use of up to six dogs to corner the bears. Methods could include bowhunting, similar to rules for hunting deer, and bear hunting in baited areas.

A final vote is scheduled in August.The commission staff says the goal is to “begin managing population growth” for bears, which number about 4,000 in Florida. “Managing population growth is important to balance species numbers with suitable habitat and maintain a healthy population,” the staff report says.Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods, whose fast-growing county hosted the meeting, said his office has received 107 calls about bear encounters with humans over the past nine months — likely only a fraction of actual encounters because many rural residents don’t report them. Woods said he supports the hunt.

“It needs to be regulated and it should be regulated. I think we keep not only our citizens safe but the state of Florida’s citizens safe,” Woods told the commission.Several hunters and representatives of outdoors groups urged the commission to approve the hunt, noting Florida is one of only six states with significant black bear populations that does not allow it.

“Bear is a game species. It’s time for us to have some level of bear hunt,” said Travis Thompson, executive director at the All Florida conservation organization.

Hunt opponents contend there isn’t enough scientific evidence to justify killing bears and the most reasonable approach is to convince people in Florida’s ever-sprawling developments to secure garbage and take other non-lethal steps to limit human-bear conflicts.Rwanda said migrants would have their papers processed within three months. People could stay or authorities would assist those who wished to return to their home countries. Rwanda said it would bear full financial responsibilities for five years.

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