PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (WSVN) — Florida Fish and Wildlife officials finally captured a black bear seen wandering in central Florida with the help of some donuts. Read More Skip to content ...

WFTX Fort Myers, FL. Black bear roaming Punta Gorda safely relocated and released. Posted: June 10, 2025 | Last updated: June 13, 2025. FWC told Fox 4 the bear entered a humane trap baited with ...

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (WBBH/CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) — A bear was caught living its best life in a hot tub in the Sunshine State. Residents of the upscale Punta Gorda Isles community were surprised ...

A black bear recently roamed the streets of Punta Gorda Isles, causing residents to question how wildlife officials should handle such situations. Officials relocated the bear to a more natural ...

FWC responds with bear trap and hazing techniques. Punta Gorda police contacted the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. They sent officers who placed a trap on the property.

The bear descended from the tree Monday and was ensnared in a trap baited with doughnuts, the FWC said. Wildlife officers said the bear was relocated to a state park near Punta Gorda. Read More ...

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (WBBH) - Florida wildlife officials had to trap and relocate a bear that took a dip in someone’s hot tub and napped for hours on their lanai.

The Punta Gorda Police Department, FWC officers and a bear management biologist responded to the scene, at which point the bear had made its way into the backyard of a residence in Jamaica Way.

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (WBBH) - Florida wildlife officials had to trap and relocate a bear that took a dip in someone’s hot tub and napped for hours on their lanai.

PUNTA GORDA, Florida — A black bear was spotted Sunday morning wandering through a Punta Gorda Isles neighborhood in Charlotte County, prompting a response from wildlife officials.According to ...

Black bear roaming Punta Gorda safely relocated and released. WFTX - Fort Myers Scripps. Tue, June 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM UTC.

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (WBBH) - Florida wildlife officials had to trap and relocate a bear that took a dip in someone’s hot tub and napped for hours on their lanai.