STOP the hunt for the Florida bear

Despite months of protests and a lawsuit filed to stop it, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation commissioners on Wednesday took the final step in paving the way for an October bear hunt. Hunters will be allowed to kill up to 320 animals in bear country in four parts of the state.First approved in April, the hunt has already drawn more than 1,900 hunters. No limit has been set on the number of permits that will be sold. Hunters will have at least two days starting Oct. 24 to kill bears in four populated areas in the Southwest Florida, North and Central Florida, and the Panhandle.