I have hunted in the Everglades up till moving north a few years ago. We have a camp in Big Cypres National Preserve. There are in fact a healthy population of black bears in the everglades. They are as far south as Everglades National Park. There are enough bears in the glades that we take special precautions to "bear proof" our camps during the off season! So Yes there are Black bears in the Glades!