Officials say lab results have connected one of three black bears killed by wildlife officers in southwest Florida to a fatal ...

An 89-year-old man and his dog have died in a black bear attack in southwest Florida, marking the first confirmed fatal ...

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

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has concluded its initial investigation into what is now confirmed be ...

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

Florida wildlife officers have killed three black bears in southwest Florida following a fatal attack on a man and a dog a ...

The Self Defense Act of 2024 allows for the taking of bears, without any penalties, under specific circumstances.

The state’s wildlife agency will test the bears’ DNA to determine if any of them had attacked and killed an 89-year-old man.

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

The act provides an exemption from penalties for killing bears without permits or authorization under certain circumstances.

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

Investigators said the remains of 89-year-old Robert Markel were found about 100 yards from his home in rural Jerome. They ...