“Tips for Bear Encounters this Fall”

November 2025  |  University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) Blog
Statewide Florida

“Be BearWise as bears are more active in fall”

November 27, 2025  |  Citrus County Chronicle
Inverness, FL

“Be BearWise as bears are more active in fall”

November 20, 2025  |  Paxton Media Group
Florida

“Be BearWise as bears are more active in fall”

November 13, 2025  |  Hometown News
South Daytona, FL

“Be BearWise® as bears are more active in fall”

November 12, 2025  |  Oyster Radio
Apalachicola Bay in North Florida

“Florida Bears Are Extra Hungry: FWC Reminds Residents To Secure Attractants This Fall”

November 7, 2025  |  Tampa Free Press
Tampa, FL

“FWC urges ‘be BearWise’”

November 11, 2025  |  Ocala Gazette
Ocala, FL

“Tips for Bear Encounters this Fall”

November 10, 2025  |  University of Florida – IFAS Extension
Panhandle/Northwest Florida

“Be BearWise as Bears Are More Active in Fall”

November 10, 2025  |  The Outdoor Wire
Florida

“Be BearWise® as bears are more active in fall”

November 7, 2025  |  Lake Okeechobee News
Okeechobee, FL

“Florida man thought it was a good idea to yell at bears to ‘haze’ them away from his house. It wasn’t”

August 26, 2025  |  Yahoo News / The Independent
Orange County, FL

“Bears in unexpected areas and what you should do“

June 2, 2025  |  Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

“FWC believes bear spotted in St. Augustine ‘has moved out of the area,’ police say”

May 6, 2025  |  104.5 WOKV
Jacksonville, FL

“FWC believes bear spotted in St. Augustine ‘has moved out of the area,’ police say”

May 6, 2025  |  104.5 WOKV
St. Augustine, FL

“Spring is time to start being BearWise”

April 8, 2025  |  The Apalachicola Times
Apalachicola, FL

“Springtime in Florida means it’s time to be aware of bears”
March 31, 2025  |  Citrus County Chronicle
Crystal River, FL

“Injured black bear spotted in Altamonte Springs”

March 28, 2025  |  ClickOrlando.com
Altamonte Springs, FL

“Wake Up, Florida! Bears Emerging from Dens, Time To Be BearWise®”

March 28, 2025  |  Tampa Free Press
Tampa, FL

“Spring is the time to start being BearWise® this year”

March 28, 2025  |  Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission

“Navy bombing exercises resume at Ocala National Forest this week”

February 3, 2025  |  Ocala News
Ocala, FL

“Bears are on the move looking for food. FWC issues BearWise tips to reduce conflicts”

December 3, 2024  |  The St. Augustine Record
St. Augustine, FL

“FWC encourages residents to follow these tips as Florida black bears increase their activity”

October 22, 2024  |  WGCU News
Southwest Florida

“BearWise basics to follow as bears become more active in fall”

September 18, 2024  |  Citrus County Chronicle
Crystal River, FL

“It’s bearable: Floridians should follow these tips as black bears start their ‘seasonal increase’”
September 5, 2024  |  First Coast News
Jacksonville, FL

“FWC shares wildly helpful safety advice as bears become more active”

September 5, 2024  |  News 4 Jax
Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia

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