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 ...

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.

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 decade after the last state-sanctioned hunt had to be cut short because so many bears were killed, Florida says it’s time ...

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.

When Sue Story found her father's dog mauled in her front yard but there was no sign of Robert Markel, she told authorities ...

The FWC voted 4-1 for staff members to return with rules for a December hunt that would be held in four parts of the state.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has given preliminary approval for a black bear hunt for December and ...

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 ...