Another barbaric ‘harvesting’ of bears in Florida | Editorial
It will soon be open season on bears in Florida again.
Despite surveys showing overwhelming opposition, wildlife officials have tentatively approved a three-week bear “harvest” in December. It will be the first bear hunt in a decade.
The stated goal of the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission is to remove 187 bears from an estimated state population of 4,000.
In parts of Florida, bear sightings have become increasingly common as the majestic, curious and solitary animals forage for food in backyard garbage cans. But killing so many of them as a means of population control is...