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Eric Hellgren

Eric Hellgren

Chair, UF/IFAS Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

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Hellgren has argued that while bear attacks remain rare, a regulated hunt can “ultimately reduce the amount of human-bear conflict” by slightly lowering densities in conflict‑prone areas, provided quotas stay low.([alligator.org](https://www.alligator.org/article/2025/10/florida-prepares-for-first-black-bear-hunt-in-a-decade?utm_source=openai))

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Florida’s black bear hunt returns: science, politics and a once–threatened species

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Independent scientist generally supportive of regulated hunt

Florida launched a state-sanctioned black bear hunt on December 6, 2025, the first since 2015. The state allowed 172 lottery-selected permit holders to kill one bear each across four hunting zones. Only 52 bears were harvested by season's end on December 28, per FWC data released December 29.

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