PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission released a report on June 23 showing that sheriff’s deputies disregarded FWC’s directive when they shot and killed a juvenile bear that “was no threat” and was “retreating” from the residential neighborhood in Palm Beach County.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office maintains its decision was based on public safety and traffic flow.
Arielle Callender, FWC Public Information Director for the South Region said in a released statement to The Epoch Times:
“FWC bear experts did not consider killing the bear since FWC law enforcement on (the) scene never observed any indication that the bear was a threat to public safety.”…