Kathleen Smith of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission shared these videos for participants who attended the 11/15/2013 CREW Strolling Science Seminar, The Bear Essentials:
- bear jaw-popping2
- Female Bear Bluff Charge
- bouncing_bear
- blow-popping1
- NBC2 News Ft. Myers bear
- Haze bear – WFTX-TV Fort Myers Naples, FL
Here is the video of two male bears wrestling in Longwood, Florida. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8k3vixQtmA
In addition to these videos, Kathleen has also provided the following links to additional bear information:
Book: Living With Bears: A Practical Guide to Bear Country by Linda Masterson
Online resources:
FWC Bear Management Website
- http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/managed/bear/
- http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/managed/bear/brochures/
15 minute You Tube Video created by FWC http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf0cL6gUuXI
Defenders of Wildlife – Black Bear Website http://www.defenders.org/florida-black-bear/florida-black-bears-101
Living with Bears http://www.livingwithbears.org/
SFWMD Black Bear Website
http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/education/interactive/springscoast/blackbear.shtml