When Sue Story found her father's dog mauled in yard with no sign of Robert Markel, she told authorities something was off.

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

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

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, Florida.

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 ...

Responders found his body "a couple hundred yards away" as they searched. He said Markel likely had been mauled earlier that ...

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 ...

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

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

Florida black bear sightings in Florida. Florida black bears are common in the state, with FWC estimating approximately 4,050 ...

Wild bears are found in almost half of Florida. Here are the most frequent areas for sightings and how to avoid meeting up ...