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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 ...
Tyson Matthews, public information officer for the FWC, said that if the ongoing investigation confirms that the victim’s ...
Following a fatal bear attack in Florida, Georgians should be aware of black bears in the state. Here is where they can be ...
Bears sent to University of Florida for examination after 89-year-old Robert Markel of Jerome, his dog killed during attack.
The attack occurred in a rural area east of Naples, just south of Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area, authorities said.
The last documented black bear attack in Collier County happened Jan. 9, 2018, when a black bear attacked a man in his North ...
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.
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.
An 89-year-old man and his dog were killed in Collier County in Florida's first fatal bear attack. How common are attacks in Florida, Pensacola.
FWC says a bear attacked a man and his dog near Jerome on Monday morning. It's telling people to avoid the area.
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 ...