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Here are some quick facts you should know about bears. For more information, see the above links! Black bears are the only species of bear found in Florida. FWC biologists estimate that there are approximately 4,050 black bears in Florida. Adult male black bears usually weigh between 250 to 350 lbs.
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The oldest known male Florida black bear was 20 years old...
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Florida black bears are large mammals, growing as long as 6 feet and as tall as 3.5 feet. They have glossy black hair with a wooly brown under-coat and a brown muzzle. Their ears are round, and their tails are very short. Some individuals may have a diamond-shaped white chest patch as well. Males weigh between 250 and 300 pounds, while females weig...
Florida black bears are found across Florida, in extreme southern Alabama, and in southeast Georgia. They live primarily in forested areas but can also be common in swamps, scrub oak ridges, and bayheads. They thrive best in habitats that provide annual supplies of food and secluded areas for denning. Florida black bears live mostly solitary lives ...
Florida black bears are omnivorous, eating a variety of plant material, insects, and animal matter. About 80% of their diet consists of berries, acorns, fruit, grass, seeds, and nuts. Another 15% includes insects and 5% consists of animals such as armadillos, white-tailed deer, and raccoons. Most animal matter comes from scavenging and not from pre...
Adults reach sexual maturity between 3 and 4 years old. Breeding season occurs from as early as mid-June and ends in mid-August. Pregnant females must den in the winter from late December and emerge in mid-April. The average denning period lasts from 100 to 113 days. During this denning period, pregnant females will give birth to 1 to 5 cubs in lat...
The Florida black bear subspecies have not been evaluated by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). However, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission declared this subspecies to be endangered after hunting and habitat destruction reduced the population to just 300 adults. After a robust conservation effort, the Flor...
Due to the increased number of human-bear encounters in Florida, the state has made it illegal to feed bearsand issued a food storage order, prohibiting residents from leaving food, refuse, or other bear attractants outside if they are not stored in a bear-resistant container. Attractants include food, beverages, toiletries, pet food, bird and live...
Be Bear Awake : Florida Black Bear Fact Sheet. 2009, pp. 1-2, https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5192598.pdf.Florida Black Bear. 2018, pp. 1-2, https://www.fnai.org/FieldGuide/pdf/Ursus_americanus_floridanus.pdf."Florida Black Bear". Bear Conservation, 2017, http://www.bearconservation.org.uk/florida-black-bear/."Florida Black Bear Population Continues To Increase". U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, 2017, https://www.fws.gov/southeast/news/2017/04/florida-black-bear-population-continues-to-increase/.- Regina Bailey
The Florida black bear (Ursus americanus floridanus) is one of sixteen subspecies of the American black bear and is the only species of bear found in Florida. They use almost every type of habitat found in Florida, but flatwoods, swamps, scrub oak, and hammock are most optimal.
It is Florida's second largest terrestrial mammal (behind the American bison that are still found in Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park), with an average male weight of 300 pounds (140 kg); the largest known male weighed 760 pounds (340 kg) and was found in Seminole County and the largest known female was 400 pounds (180 kg) and found in Liberty...
The Florida black bear (Ursus americanus floridanus) is a subspecies of the American black bear that has historically ranged throughout most of Florida and the southern portions of Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. The large black-furred bears live mainly in forested areas and have seen recent habitat reduction throughout the state due to ...
