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.

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

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

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

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

The daughter saw a bear attack the dog, then her father was found dead from an attack that likely happened earlier, the FWC ...

If you love to go hiking and camping, especially with your family, then safety must be your top priority. There’s a lot that ...

In Florida, a rare and tragic case for the black bear species occurred on May 2. An 89-year-old man, Robert Markel, and his ...

In 2015, the state of Florida gave hunters seven days to harvest 300 bears. It was the first bear hunt allowed in the state ...

The partial remains of an 89 year-old Florida man were found in one of the bears Florida Fish and Wildlife officials captured ...

The man who died has been identified as 89-year-old Robert Markel, a long-time resident of a small community in Collier County.

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, Florida.