Help The Nature Conservancy protect the Florida black bear's shrinking habitat

"Permanently protecting this corridor is crucial to the long-term survival of Florida black bears," said Florida State Director Jeff Danter. "Letting it slide into development likely would only accelerate unwanted interactions between Central Floridians and bears, from garbage-can incidents to serious traffic accidents."


Visit the Nature Conservancy's website for more information on this fundraiser benefiting the Florida black bear habitat and watch their video below.



Image via the Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection.

is currently working to protect 631 acres of land in Central Florida in hopes of saving the state's dwindling population of black bears and they need our help in order to make it happen.

This land is part of heavily wooded forest known as Hollywood Pines — one of two unprotected properties in the corridor connecting the Ocala National Forest and the Wekiva River Basin — where this state-designated threatened species roams free. The problem is that the bears' habitat is being overtaken by developers and the Nature Conservancy needs the funds to keep it protected.

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