Black bear attacks Florida man on his front step, here's the video

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A Florida man was attacked by a bear while trying to get it out of his yard.

Bear attacks are rare, but bears can be dangerous if they feel threatened or are protecting their young.

FWC offers advice on how to react if approached by a bear and how to avoid encounters.

As Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials make plans for the first black bear hunt in the state in a decade, a man in Apopka was attacked when he tried to get a pair of juvenile bears out of his front yard, the FWC said.

Alexander Rojas recounted the attack in a fundraiser set up by his brother to cover medical bills. According to Rojas, he confronted the bears around 4 a.m. on Aug. 15 and started yelling at the animals after one of them came toward him.

In a video from his Ring