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Jun 20 2022

Bear in Florida…

Some turkeys tried to steal a few headlines at the U.S. Open over the weekend, but in Florida, it was a bigger, furrier creature that garnered some attention on a golf course – proving that Jack Nicklaus isn\’t the only bear to live in the Sunshine State. A large black bear took a stroll through a Naples, Florida, golf community Sunday. No one was threatened, but the size of the bear did startle residents in the area of The Club at the Strand. The club\’s general manager, Elvis Gooden Sr., told Fox 13 News in Naples \”that size bear I would expect to see at the zoo, not roaming our community, especially during the daytime.\” Ross McGee, who works at the golf club, also spotted the bear and took video, which he posted on Facebook.
No bear hugs! This big boy (big girl?) was spotted climbing a fence and heading to the vicinity of Savannah 4 this morning. Biggest bear spotted at The Strand yet. Please be cautious and respectful. We share a home with these natives! Thank you to our own Ross McGee (Golf Operations) for catching this footage! It’s causing quite the frenzy on Instagram! Matt Devitt WINK Weather, today seems to have been the day for roaming, HUGE bears in Naples! — in Naples, Florida.

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Dec 12 2016

North American Bear Center

The mission of the non-profit North American Bear Center is to advance the long-term survival of bears worldwide by replacing misconceptions with scientific facts about bears, their role in ecosystems, and their relations with humans.

There is a huge need for accurate information about bears worldwide.

Bears have been unfairly demonized for centuries.  Exaggerated perceptions of danger historically led to eradication campaigns using bounties, poison, trapping, and shooting.  All eight bear species around the world are now listed as vulnerable, threatened or endangered in all or portions of their ranges.  Remote habitats that once insured isolation and protection are now being occupied by people, and the attitudes of these people will determine the future of those populations.

The Bear Center is dedicated to replacing misconceptions with facts worldwide.  It is also working to conserve bear habitat, stop poaching for bear body parts, rehabilitate injured and orphaned bears back to the wild, and implement methods to reduce conflict between humans and bears.

Visit this wonderful site at: http://www.bear.org/website/

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