Wildpath and National Geographic premiered Florida Bear Tracks in August 2025 when Florida wildlife commissioners were voting on the state’s first bear hunt in a decade. The Florida black bear is a natural ambassador for the Florida Wildlife Corridor. Once found throughout the state, Florida black bears now exist in seven isolated groups — three of which have populations under 200 individuals — that could become further fragmented by Florida’s rapid development. The essential research chronicled in the film aims to discover whether black bear subpopulations across the state are interconnected and growing thanks to protected wildlife corridors, or if further conservation efforts are needed to protect bears and other species amidst rapid human development.