The state’s wildlife agency will test the bears’ DNA to determine if any of them had attacked and killed an 89-year-old man.

Officials said the dead bear was transported to Gainesville for testing, but did not confirm it was the bear involved in the ...

The incident was reported in the area of State Road 29 and U.S. 41, just south of the Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area.

When Sue Story found her grandfather's dog mauled in her front yard but there was no sign of Robert Markel, she told ...

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 ...

Authorities found 1 person dead in a possible bear attack near a rural home between Naples and Everglades City, Florida ...

A man and dog were killed in a black bear attack May 5, 2025 in Collier County, Florida. It's the second bear attack this ...

The attack occurred in a rural area east of Naples, just south of Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area, authorities said.

The man who died has been identified as 89-year-old Robert Markel, a long-time resident of a small community in Collier County.

A man and a dog were killed by a black bear in Collier County, Florida on May 5, 2025. This is the second black bear attack in Florida this year, both involving dogs. Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

Florida may let people hunt bears for the first time in 10 years after a man and his dog were killed by one. According to ...

Florida wildlife officers have killed three black bears in southwest Florida following a fatal attack on a man and a dog a day earlier ...