Bears sent to University of Florida for examination after 89-year-old Robert Markel of Jerome, his dog killed during attack.

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

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

On May 5, a bear apparently mauled a Collier County man and his dog to death. Has this happened before? How can you protect ...

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 ...

An 89-year-old man and his dog were killed in Collier County in Florida's first fatal bear attack. How common are attacks in Florida, Pensacola.

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

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 year. Both involved a dog.

FWC says a bear attacked a man and his dog near Jerome on Monday morning. It's telling people to avoid the area.

"The FWC is actively investigating a suspected fatal wildlife attack, that's been reported to involve a bear, near Jerome in ...

Florida black bear sightings in Florida. Florida black bears are common in the state, with FWC estimating approximately 4,050 ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife is investigating after a man and a dog died in a suspected black bear attack on May 5, 2025, just south of the Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area in Collier County.