ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. – An injured adult black bear that garnered attention on social media was found dead in Altamonte Springs.
According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, staff with the FWC Bear Management Program responded to a report of a dead bear on Wednesday, which appears to have been the same injured bear reported recently in the area and that FWC had been trying to locate.
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FWC had set up two traps and canvassed in areas where the bear had been reported in attempts to capture the bear and further evaluate her injuries, but the bear did not go near either trap.
The source of the bear’s injury has not been confirmed, but the injury did show signs of a possible vehicle strike, FWC says.
Spring tends to be the time when bears become more active. To learn more about bears and how to avoid conflicts with them, visit MyFWC.com/Bear and BearWise.org.
Please contact the FWC’s Wildlife Alert Hotline at 888-404-FWCC (3922) if you feel threatened by a bear; observe a sick, injured, dead, or orphaned bear; or report someone who is either harming bears or intentionally feeding them.
