Collier County is emphasizing bear safety, reminding residents of the options available for securing their trash cans.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Florida Fish and Wildlife warns residents not to feed bears as sightings increase near populated areas, including one just 3 miles from Six Mile Cypress Preserve ...

In 2017, a Gulf Breeze man received non-life-threatening injuries in a bear attack similar to Thursday's. According to ...

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.

Should the bears be hunted? People near the site of Florida’s first fatal bear attack spoke to Fox 4 about FWC's efforts to ...

A Florida man, Robert Markel, was found dead near Big Cypress, potentially marking the first fatal bear attack in Florida history. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is ...