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

FWC has confirmed the DNA from the three bears killed were at the scene of the fatal attack. The agency says one bear had some of the victim's remains in it.

Evidence and DNA collected from a black bear killed this week has confirmed it was the animal that killed a Collier County man and his dog, state wildlife officials said. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission finished its initial investigation into the first fatal Florida black bear attack in state history this week in Jerome,