On May 5, a bear apparently mauled a Collier County man and his dog to death. Has this happened before? How can you protect ...

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

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 ...

Tyson Matthews, public information officer for the FWC, said that if the ongoing investigation confirms that the victim’s ...

A man and a dog were killed in a bear attack in rural Jerome, Florida on May 5, 2025. A family member reportedly called 911 at 7:15 a.m. after witnessing a bear kill the victim's dog. There was no ...

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

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

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

A tragic bear attack in Collier County left an 89-year-old man and his dog dead, prompting the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

Newly released 911 calls captured pleas for help after an 89-year-old man and his dog were killed by a bear in southwest ...

The authorities received a report on Monday about a bear encounter in an unincorporated part of Collier County just north of ...

Authorities in Collier County are investigating a tragic incident involving a bear attack that left an elderly man and his ...