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

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

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 ...

Residents emphasize that the key to coexisting with bears lies in education and awareness, rather than hunting. They have ...

A 32-year-old woman from Lehigh Acres has been arrested for allegedly serving as the getaway driver in armed robberies across ...

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.

A 30-year-old man faces multiple felonies after an investigation found he uploaded child sex abuse material to Dropbox, ...

Evidence and DNA collected from a black bear killed this week has confirmed it was the animal that killed a Collier County ...

Robert Markel's daughter called to report a bear had just killed her father's dog, officials found Markel's body yards away.

A man and a dog were killed by a black bear in Collier County, Florida on May 5, 2025. This is the second black bear attack in Florida this year, both involving dogs. Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

As FWC awaits DNA analysis of the deadly bear attack in Collier County, a neighbor from the remote community shared his ...