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 ...

New information on Florida’s first fatal bear attack revealed the culprit was a 263-pound black bear that broke into the ...

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

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

has identified both the victim and the bear involved in the first deadly black bear attack in Florida’s history. According to FWC, on the morning of May 5, the Collier County Sheriff's Office ...

Authorities were searching Monday for a black bear that killed a man and a dog in South Florida. The attack occurred in a ...

An 89-year-old man and his dog were killed in a suspected black bear attack in Jerome, Florida. The incident is potentially Florida's first ever fatal bear attack on record. Authorities captured a ...

This is the second bear attack in Florida in 2025. While black bear attacks are rare, as the species is typically non-aggressive, there are chances when encounters could escalate. Now, as they ...

A 263-pound male bear that was killed by ... 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 ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife is investigating after a man and a dog died in a suspected black bear attack on May 5, 2025, just south of the Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area in Collier County.