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 ...

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

The early Monday attack resulted in the death of 89-year-old Robert Markel and his family's dog around State Road 29 and U.S. 41, just south of Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area, in a rural Collier ...

After what sounded like gunfire, FWC officials emerged from the woods with a dead bear, possibly connected to the May 5 ...

According to data from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the May 5 black bear attack in Collier County is the second bear mauling statewide this year. A female black bear attacked ...

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

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. – Authorities released a recording Tuesday of the 911 calls that dispatch received after a man and his ...

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 ...

Robert Markel and his dog were killed by a black bear in Florida’s first fatal attack. FWC is set to vote on opening a bear ...

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. - Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officials have shot and killed three black ...

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

Florida black bears are common in the state, with FWC estimating approximately 4,050 in the state. If you see a Florida black bear, FWC allows you to report any sightings, with or without photos, to ...