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

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

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 ...

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

The attack happened during the early morning hours on Monday in the area of State Road 29 and U.S. 41, south of the Big ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officials have shot and killed three black bears overnight in the ...

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

Authorities in Collier County are investigating a tragic incident involving a bear attack that left an elderly man and his ...

"The FWC is actively investigating a suspected fatal wildlife attack, that's been reported to involve a bear, near Jerome in ...

FWC says a bear attacked a man and his dog near Jerome on Monday morning. It's telling people to avoid the area.

A Collier County woman jumped into her pond to save her goat, unaware that an alligator was lurking beneath the water.

Collier County saw a 23% decrease in Canadian tourism and a 4.8% overall tourism decrease in February, compared to last year. Economic concerns, a weaker Canadian dollar, and political tensions ...