News

On May 5, a bear apparently mauled a Collier County man and his dog to death. Has this happened before? How can you protect ...
After what sounded like gunfire, FWC officials emerged from the woods with a dead bear, possibly connected to the May 5 ...
Wildlife officials in Florida are working to find the bear, or bears, behind an attack that killed an 89-year-old man and his dog Monday morning.
Following a fatal bear attack in Florida, Georgians should be aware of black bears in the state. Here is where they can be ...
The attack occurred in a rural area east of Naples, just south of Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area, authorities said.
As FWC awaits DNA analysis of the deadly bear attack in Collier County, a neighbor from the remote community shared his ...
The last documented black bear attack in Collier County happened Jan. 9, 2018, when a black bear attacked a man in his North ...
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 ...
Robert Markel's daughter called to report a bear had just killed her father's dog, officials found Markel's body yards away.
As FWC awaits DNA analysis of the deadly bear attack in Collier County, a neighbor from the remote community shared his experiences with bears in the area with Fox 4.
The last documented black bear attack in Collier County happened Jan. 9, 2018, when a black bear attacked a man in his North Naples yard. The man was letting his dog outside when it growled ...
A Florida man was found dead in the woods near Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area in Collier County on Monday, May 5, apparently mauled by a bear. Wildlife officials were called to the scene ...