Question: What species of bear is found in Florida?
Answer: American black bear
The Florida black bear (Ursus americanus floridanus) is one of sixteen subspecies of the American black bear and is the only species of bear found in Florida. They use almost every type of habitat found in Florida, but flatwoods, swamps, scrub oak, and hammock are most optimal. With growing bear and human populations, coupled with an increase in development and habitat loss, human-bear encounters are becoming more common.
