If the FWC approves, Florida will hold its first bear hunt in ten years. But the agency is taking steps to avoid the problems ...

Wildlife officials have identified the bear that killed Robert Markel. Only one of the three black bears shot after Markel, of remote Jerome in Collier County, was mauled was responsible for the ...

In May, when a bear attack left a man and his dog dead in a rural area of Collier County, it was the first time many of us ...

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Florida bear attack victim dragged from ransacked camper in deadly mauling, 911 calls reveal Authorities found a wallet, pants and a T-shirt that belonged to Robert Markel, 89, and "appeared to be ...

During a second call, which lasted 20 minutes, he said they saw a bear grab and maul the dog. The 911 dispatcher asked if Markel could have run away. "He's 89. He literally can't walk," the caller ...

A man and a dog were killed in a bear attack in rural Jerome, in Collier County, Florida on May 5, 2025. A family member reportedly called 911 at 7:15 a.m. after witnessing a bear kill the victim ...

An 89-year-old man, Robert Markel, and his dog were attacked in his camping trailer near the village of Jerome. The attack resulted in the death of both the man and the dog. The Florida Fish and ...

JEROME — Lab results have connected one of three black bears killed by wildlife officers in Southwest Florida to a fatal attack on a man and his dog a day earlier, officials said Friday ...