Calls about bears, including reports of sick or injured ones, more than quadrupled in Florida over the past decade, according to statistics maintained by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. More than half of actual complaints come from central Florida, where urban sprawl has brought more people into former wilderness areas near or adjacent to the 600-square-mile Ocala National Forest, fracturing bear habitat and plopping homes alongside long-established bear trails. "Obviously, I thought of a bear and a bear attack," he said. A 200-pound female bear trapped two days later in the area and suspected of being Chalfant's attacker was euthanized, a common outcome for bears showing aggression around people.
Source: REUTERS
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