Black Bears in Florida

A curious black bear, a raccoon, and a cougar caught on a camera show just a few of the animals that prowl in Florida’s woods, scrub, and wetlands. Mel White explores how, in the middle of a triangle formed by Miami, Tampa, and Orlando, environmental activists are working to protect an isolated population of black bears, and in the process conserving wildlife that share the same habitat. Read the story, with shots of the animals that cross the camera’s path that weren’t in the magazine, here.