Agenda 06/12/2018 Item # 5B06/12/2018
COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 5.B
Item Summary: Presentation by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on the
status of the Florida Black Bear population and methods to mitigate human -bear conflicts by adopting
“BearWise” practices. (Commissioner McDaniel)
Meeting Date: 06/12/2018
Prepared by:
Title: Executive Secretary to County Manager – County Manager's Office
Name: MaryJo Brock
05/30/2018 9:39 AM
Submitted by:
Title: County Manager – County Manager's Office
Name: Leo E. Ochs
05/30/2018 9:39 AM
Approved By:
Review:
Communication and Customer Relations Mike Sheffield Additional Reviewer Completed 05/30/2018 9:45 AM
County Manager's Office Nick Casalanguida County Manager Review Completed 06/03/2018 6:09 PM
Board of County Commissioners MaryJo Brock Meeting Pending 06/12/2018 9:00 AM
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Packet Pg. 25
The Florida Black Bear
Mike Orlando
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
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Packet Pg. 26 Attachment: FWC FL Black Bear 2018 Collier Co. (5800 : Florida Black Bear Presentation)
West
Panhandle
120 East
Panhandle
1,060 Big Bend
30
North 500
South
Central
100
Central
1,200
South
1,040
Bear Range and Population Estimates
45% of historic range
occupied
(Abundant or Common)
Total Population = 4,050
bears
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Packet Pg. 27 Attachment: FWC FL Black Bear 2018 Collier Co. (5800 : Florida Black Bear Presentation)
Statewide Bear Related Calls
2000 -2017 (n = 64,355)
840
1,3641,104
1,594
1,9192,154
2,7952,745
3,340
4,1964,092
6,212
6,7346,688
6,088
5,132
6,226
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
Number of CallsYear
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Packet Pg. 28 Attachment: FWC FL Black Bear 2018 Collier Co. (5800 : Florida Black Bear Presentation)
Statewide Reasons for Calls
2000 -2017 (n = 64,355)
General
Interaction
38%
In Garbage
31%
Property
Damage
13%
Sick/Dead Bear
11%
Bear-Animal
Encounter
4%
In Structure
1%
Public Safety
Incident
1%
Miscellaneous
1%
Illegal
Activity
<1%
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Packet Pg. 29 Attachment: FWC FL Black Bear 2018 Collier Co. (5800 : Florida Black Bear Presentation)
Garbage (Commercial)
Edelweiss Restaurant, Colorado Springs
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Packet Pg. 30 Attachment: FWC FL Black Bear 2018 Collier Co. (5800 : Florida Black Bear Presentation)
Fully Automated
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Packet Pg. 31 Attachment: FWC FL Black Bear 2018 Collier Co. (5800 : Florida Black Bear Presentation)
Fully Automated
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Packet Pg. 32 Attachment: FWC FL Black Bear 2018 Collier Co. (5800 : Florida Black Bear Presentation)
The Good News is -It Works!
Bear Interactions
Before
Bear
Interactions
After
Reduction
Modified
Trashcans 71%32%55%
Bear-Resistant
Trashcans 97%5%95%
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Packet Pg. 33 Attachment: FWC FL Black Bear 2018 Collier Co. (5800 : Florida Black Bear Presentation)
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Packet Pg. 34 Attachment: FWC FL Black Bear 2018 Collier Co. (5800 : Florida Black Bear Presentation)
BearWise
Santa
Rosa
Lake
Orange
Seminole
•Four Counties Have Passed
BearWise Ordinances
•BearWise Communities
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Packet Pg. 35 Attachment: FWC FL Black Bear 2018 Collier Co. (5800 : Florida Black Bear Presentation)
Working
Together
•State
•Counties
•Cities
•Waste Management
Companies
•Residents
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Packet Pg. 36 Attachment: FWC FL Black Bear 2018 Collier Co. (5800 : Florida Black Bear Presentation)
Bears have injured 15 people in Florida since 1970s
▪67% occurred in FWC’s Northeast Region
▪60% incidents resulted in minor to moderate injury
▪60% since 2012
▪60% female w/ young
▪53% involved a dog
▪53% intentional interaction
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Packet Pg. 37 Attachment: FWC FL Black Bear 2018 Collier Co. (5800 : Florida Black Bear Presentation)
Questions ? Comments
Thank You
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Packet Pg. 38 Attachment: FWC FL Black Bear 2018 Collier Co. (5800 : Florida Black Bear Presentation)