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

During a single week this month, two people were killed by wildlife in Florida. The first was Robert Markel, who was killed ...

Florida wildlife officials gave preliminary approval Wednesday for the first black bear hunt since one 10 years ago that was halted early after more than 300 bears were killed in only two days. The ...

Florida held a black bear hunt that resulted in more than 300 animals killed in just two days before it was halted early.

Investigators said the remains of 89-year-old Robert Markel were found about 100 yards from his home in rural Jerome. They ...

The partial remains of an 89-year-old Florida man were found in one of the bears Florida Fish and Wildlife officials captured ...

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 ...

Robert Markel's granddaughter called 911 the morning of May 5, after seeing a 263-pound bear killing her dad's dog.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has identified both the victim and the bear involved in the first ...

Lab results have connected one of three black bears killed by wildlife officers in southwest Florida to a fatal attack on a ...

The gruesome scene unfolded early Monday morning when Robert Markel and his pet were killed near his camper home in the remote town of Jerome. What wildlife officers later found in the lab made ...

Investigators said the remains of 89-year-old Robert Markel were found about 100 yards from his home in rural Jerome. They found evidence that “a physical encounter” occurred between a bear an ...