A male black bear (not the one pictured) broke into a man’s home in rural southwest Florida and mauled him to death, ...

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 ...

The May 5 attack was the second bear mauling in Florida this year, according to data from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. While state data references black bear attacks ...

Surveillance cameras captured the moments a group of black bears appeared in a Florida backyard before one of them attacked ...

While state data references black bear attacks, authorities have not confirmed the type of bear involved in the May 5 attack. According to the data, since November 2020, there have been at least ...

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.

The uptick in black bear encounters hasn’t resulted in a dramatic increase in bear-related attacks, however. In the past two decades, there have only been 42 reports of physical contact with ...

Responders found the body of Robert Markel "a couple hundred yards away." According to data from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the May 5 black bear attack in Collier County is ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reported they have finished their initial investigation into what officials have called the first fatal black bear attack in state history.

Florida black bear sightings can be reported online ... and state wildlife officials are investigating whether it was a rare bear attack. If it is confirmed to be a mauling, it will be the ...

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 ...