When Seminole County resident complained that state officials weren’t coming after bear complaints, wftv.com called the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

   It found the agency is backed up with complaints, fielding 50 to 60 calls per week. In 2008, there were 194 complaints, but the wildlife commission already has received at least that many calls so far this year.

   Residents of one Longwood neighborhood believe as many as six black bears of different sizes are hanging out there. They say the bears are so comfortable that several people have been able to get close enough to snap pictures of them hanging out by the pool of a vacant home.

   Some believe the bears have been living in nearby woods since at least October.