OSTEEN, Fla. – As state wildlife officers continue their search for a black bear that found itself on I-4 in the Orlando area this week, conservationists say it’s no surprise that more bears and humans are interacting across Florida.
Traci Deen, the CEO of Conservation Florida, said that like many people she heard about the bear on I-4 after a News 6 shared video from one of our viewers online.
“My reaction was immediately sadness, right?” Deen said. “I think all of us felt that when we witnessed the bear panicking on a very busy highway, and we’re seeing more and more wildlife, more and more bears in our neighborhoods and our cities and our suburbs than we really ever have before.”…