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.

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

FWC has confirmed the DNA from the three bears killed were at the scene of the fatal attack. The agency says one bear had ...

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

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 ...

Evidence and DNA collected from a black bear killed this week has confirmed it was the animal that killed a Collier County ...

DNA, necropsy results show that just one of three bears shot by wildlife officials was responsible for fatally mauling Robert Markel of Jerome ...

An elderly man and his dog were killed in a black bear attack in the unincorporated Collier County community of Jerome, Florida, on May 5. Robert Markel's granddaughter reportedly called 911 at 7: ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Collier County Sheriff's Office responded and have ... What about in Pensacola where black bear sightings are fairly common? Florida black ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife is investigating after a man and a dog died in a suspected black bear attack on May 5, 2025, just south of the Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area in Collier County.