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 ...

Robert Markel's daughter called 911 to report a bear attacking his dog. When first responders arrived, they found the 89-year ...

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

Officials say lab results have connected one of three black bears killed by wildlife officers in southwest Florida to a fatal ...

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

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has concluded its initial investigation into what is now confirmed be ...

In Florida, a rare and tragic case for the black bear species occurred on May 2. An 89-year-old man, Robert Markel, and his ...

After what sounded like gunfire, FWC officials emerged from the woods with a dead bear, possibly connected to the May 5 ...

The plan for a Florida bear hunt was well in the works before the fatal attack of a Collier County man. An early draft of rules allows dogs, baiting ...

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

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.