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

Bears sent to University of Florida for examination after 89-year-old Robert Markel of Jerome, his dog killed during attack.

When Sue Story found her father's dog mauled in yard with no sign of Robert Markel, she told authorities something was off.

Robert Markel's daughter called to report a bear had just killed her father's dog, officials found Markel's body yards away.

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

As FWC awaits DNA analysis of the deadly bear attack in Collier County, a neighbor from the remote community shared his ...

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

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.

A man and a dog were killed by a black bear in Collier County, Florida on May 5, 2025. This is the second black bear attack in Florida this year, both involving dogs. Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

The incident was reported in the area of State Road 29 and U.S. 41, just south of the Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area.

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 ...

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 ...