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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 ...
The attack occurred in a rural area east of Naples, just south of Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area, authorities said.
Wildlife officials in Florida are working to find the bear, or bears, behind an attack that killed an 89-year-old man and his dog Monday morning.
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 ...
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's daughter called to report a bear had just killed her father's dog, officials found Markel's body yards away.
As FWC awaits DNA analysis of the deadly bear attack in Collier County, a neighbor from the remote community shared his experiences with bears in the area with Fox 4.
A tragic bear attack in Collier County left an 89-year-old man and his dog dead, prompting the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...
Authorities in Collier County are investigating a tragic incident involving a bear attack that left an elderly man and his ...
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. The man was letting his dog outside when it growled ...
A Florida man was found dead in the woods near Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area in Collier County on Monday, May 5, apparently mauled by a bear. Wildlife officials were called to the scene ...