
It’s time to speak up for Florida's largest
wildlife - black bears and panthers!
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission needs to hear from you loudly at its next meeting in
Sarasota.
This two-day FWC meeting in Sarasota starts with a discussion of delisting the panther from the endangered species list and adoption of a plan to allow Florida black bear hunting.June 24.
Come to the FWC Meeting and speak up for wildlife by opposing these drastic and unnecessary actions (Agenda Here).
When: Day
1: Tuesday, June 23 - Panther Agenda
1:30pm
1:30pm
Day 2: Wednesday,
June 24 - Bear Agenda
8:30 a.m
Where: Hyatt
Regency Sarasota
1000 Boulevard of
the Arts
Sarasota, Florida
34236
To RSVP, contact Alexis
Horn at: Alexis.Horn@sierraclub.org and write "I'll be there" in the subject line and include your contact information.
Background:
Panthers
The
FWC wants to relax the delisting criteria for Florida panthers put forward by
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. They claim panthers have exceeded their
carrying capacity in their only breeding habitat, and that the criteria of
three populations of 240 individuals is unrealistic. They have also stated that
they will do nothing to move panthers north of the Caloosahatchee River (the
northern most border for the breeding population), until all depredation and
human-panther conflicts are solved.

Bears

We
need as many people as can come to attend this two-day hearing! We need Florida
activists and wildlife lovers to have their voices heard! The agency in charge
of protecting the state's wildlife is not upholding their appointed positions,
and instead catering to a few who want these species open for trophy
hunting.