Wildlife officials hauled a dead bear from the woods shortly before 9 p.m. Monday, May 5, near the site of the possible mauling death of Robert Markel of Jerome, just south of Big Cypress Wildlife ...

Robert Markel and his dog were found mauled to death on May 5, 2025, in a black bear attack in rural Jerome in Collier County, Florida.

A Florida man was found dead in the woods near Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area in Collier County on Monday, May 5, apparently mauled by a bear. Wildlife officials were called to the scene after a ...

An 89-year-old man and his dog were killed in Collier County in Florida's first fatal bear attack. How common are attacks in Florida, Pensacola.

The last documented black bear attack in Collier County happened Jan. 9, 2018, when a black bear attacked a man in his North Naples yard.

Should the bears be hunted? People near the site of Florida’s first fatal bear attack spoke to Fox 4 about FWC's efforts to control the growing bear population.

An man and his dog were mauled to death by a black bear in Jerome, Florida. The 89-year-old man's death marks the first ...

Florida wildlife officials have taken a major step toward reinstating a black bear hunt for the first time in nearly a decade ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is considering approval of a black bear hunt for December and into the ...

A Florida man was found dead in the woods near Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area in Collier County on Monday, May 5, apparently mauled by a bear. Wildlife officials were called to the scene ...