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Rare Sight: Black Bear Spotted Swimming in Florida’s Destin Beach

Populated with many tourists seeking summer temperatures and sunshine, Florida state beaches rarely offer a scene witnessed by many witnesses, Sunday, June 11, 2023. A small black bear waded into the waters of an azure blue Gulf of Mexico, on a beach in Destin, a seaside resort, to swim for a few seconds, before taking to their heels in front of many people, reports CNN.

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“The crowd was in shock”

“It had been a few minutes since we observed it arriving from quite a distance, testified to the American channel CNN. Most people did not realize that it was a ours. The man made a video to immortalize this sequence. “The crowd was in shock”, he narrated. Other images captured by Florida resident Steffani Saddler show the floating mammal.

“We turned the boat to get closer. We realized it was a bearshe told CNN, as she returned from a scuba dive. I’ve lived here all my life and I’ve never seen anything like it.”

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A formerly endangered species

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However, the presence of this species in Florida is not an anomaly. According to Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), 4,000 black bears are present in this state in the southeastern United States, which is particularly rich in fauna and flora. Between 1974 and 2012, the Florida American bear has been included in the list of endangered species. But conservation and prevention efforts have paid off, even though its habitat has been cut in half.

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2023-06-15 05:20:53


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