EPISODE 199-B - FLORIDA'S FIRST BLACK BEAR DEATH

About this episode

This episode discusses the first recorded death by a black bear in Florida and the surrounding controversy.

This is the case of the first-ever-recorded death by a black bear in the state of Florida. It's a first that stirs up so much controversy... even the bears decided to back off! Thanks to the sponsor of this episode, Newspapers.com Join the growing number of 11:59 sleuths who are using Newspapers.com to hunt down and submit cases for me to cover on the show! Get started by visiting 1159media.com/newspapers and signing up using code 911Calls for 20% off during checkout. Your next find could be a featured episode of the show!

Topics covered

• black bear death
• Florida wildlife
• animal attacks
• controversy
• safety
• environment

Keywords

• black bear
• Florida
• death
• wildlife
• controversy
• animal attacks
• safety

Sponsors

Newspapers.com

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: 11:59 Media

Places: Florida

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