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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 ...
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 attack occurred in a rural area east of Naples, just south of Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area, authorities said.
The last documented black bear attack in Collier County happened Jan. 9, 2018, when a black bear attacked a man in his North ...
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 ...
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has identified both the victim and the bear involved in the first ...
Bears sent to University of Florida for examination after 89-year-old Robert Markel of Jerome, his dog killed during attack.
A man and dog were killed in a black bear attack May 5, 2025 in Collier County, Florida. It's the second bear attack this ...
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Collier County Sheriff's Office responded and have ... "People have successfully fended off black bear attacks using rocks, sticks, or even ...
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: ...
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.