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

Authorities found 1 person dead in a possible bear attack near a rural home between Naples and Everglades City, Florida ...

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.

A man and dog were killed in a black bear attack May 5, 2025 in Collier County, Florida. It's the second bear attack this ...

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

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.

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

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

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