A male black bear (not the one pictured) broke into a man’s home in rural southwest Florida and mauled him to death, investigators said. Photo from John Thomas via Unsplash New information on ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission is taking another step towards reinstating an annual black bear hunt. ...

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

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

The last documented black bear attack in Collier County happened Jan. 9, 2018, when a black bear attacked a man in his North Naples yard.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.