Alabama’s black bear population is under 500. Sightings help track their movement. Bears are protected, and conflicts are rare with public awareness ...

The plan for a Florida bear hunt was well in the works before the fatal attack of a Collier County man. An early draft of rules allows dogs, baiting ...

An man and his dog were mauled to death by a black bear in Jerome, Florida. The 89-year-old man's death marks the first ...

The partial remains of an 89 year-old Florida man were found in one of the bears Florida Fish and Wildlife officials captured ...

Robert Markel's granddaughter called 911 the morning of May 5, after seeing a 263-pound bear killing her dad's dog.

The FWC said Markel's remains were found in a male black bear they captured and euthanized after the tragic incident occurred ...

Lab results have connected one of three black bears killed by wildlife officers in southwest Florida to a fatal attack on a ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has identified both the victim and the bear involved in the first ...

Necropsy results revealed that a 263-pound black bear contained the partial remains of 89-year-old Robert Markel, and a ...

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Investigators said the remains of 89-year-old Robert Markel were found about 100 yards from his home in rural Jerome. They found evidence that “a physical encounter” occurred between a bear and Markel ...