Wildlife Encounters in Florida's Panhandle and Tampa Airport

A Florida black bear was captured on Tampa International Airport property after a TSA employee spotted it walking along the airport perimeter fence. The airport and FWC set up a trap and a perimeter around the wooded area in the northern portion of the airport's property to contain the bear. FWC relocated the bear to a preserve in Ocala. Black bear sightings have been documented throughout the region in recent weeks, and the FWC advises people to give bears space, never approach them, and never feed them.