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

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

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

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 ...

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

Wildlife officials reported a black bear attack resulted in the death of a man and a dog just south of Big Cypress Wildlife ...

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

"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.

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 ...