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 ...

Wildlife officials said the attack occurred on Lake Kissimmee. A similar, though non-lethal incident happened in the same ...

Florida wildlife officers have killed three black bears following a fatal attack on an elderly man and his dog near Naples.

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

FWC says the agency shot and killed three bears overnight. DNA samples from the scene and the bears will be tested in Gainesville with results expected in 24 hours.

When Sue Story found her grandfather's dog mauled in her front yard but there was no sign of Robert Markel, she told ...

FWC says the agency shot and killed three bears overnight. DNA samples from the scene and the bears will be tested in ...

The man who died has been identified as 89-year-old Robert Markel, a long-time resident of a small community in Collier County.

The incident was reported in the area of State Road 29 and U.S. 41, just south of the Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area.

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 ...

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 ...