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A conservation group has sued to stop Florida's first bear hunt in a decade, which is scheduled to begin in December.

The lawsuit claims the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission used outdated population data to approve the hunt.

State officials maintain the hunt is based on "good, solid science" and is a method to manage bears coexisting with humans.

TALLAHASSEE — A conservation group has filed a lawsuit seeking to block the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission from holding the state’s .

Bear Warriors United filed the 15-page lawsuit Sept. 17 in Leon County circuit court, contending the commission violated several legal requirements, including approving a hunt using “obsolete” bear population numbers. The 23-day hunt, approved by the commi

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