After what sounded like gunfire, FWC officials emerged from the woods with a dead bear, possibly connected to the May 5 ...

On May 5, a bear apparently mauled a Collier County man and his dog to death. Has this happened before? How can you protect ...

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

FWC has confirmed the DNA from the three bears killed were at the scene of the fatal attack. The agency says one bear had ...

The attack occurred in a rural area east of Naples, just south of Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area, authorities said.

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 ...

An elderly man and his dog were killed in a black bear attack in the unincorporated Collier County community of Jerome, Florida, on May 5. Robert Markel's granddaughter reportedly called 911 at 7: ...

While it is legal to shoot a bear in self-defense in Florida, attracting a bear for illegal purposes can result in penalties. An 89-year-old man and his dog were found dead May 5 in Collier County ...

The plan for a Florida bear hunt was well in the works before the fatal attack of a Collier County man. An early draft of rules allows dogs, baiting ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife is investigating after a man and a dog died in a suspected black bear attack on May 5, 2025, just south of the Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area in Collier County.