Florida wildlife officials hauled a dead bear from the woods shortly before 9 p.m. Monday, May 5, near the site of the possible mauling death of Robert Markel of Jerome, just south of Big Cypress ...

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.

Should the bears be hunted? People near the site of Florida’s first fatal bear attack spoke to Fox 4 about FWC's efforts to control the growing bear population.

FWC has confirmed the DNA from the three bears killed were at the scene of the fatal attack. The agency says one bear had ...

An man and his dog were mauled to death by a black bear in Jerome, Florida. The 89-year-old man's death marks the first ...

A key point of contention is the actual number of bears in Florida and the effectiveness of the proposed hunting regulations.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has given preliminary approval for a black bear hunt for December and ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has released a memo providing the first detailed look at what a ...

Necropsy results revealed that a 263-pound black bear contained the partial remains of 89-year-old Robert Markel, and a ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is proposing a black bear hunt in December to address, what it says, is ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) gave preliminary approval Wednesday for the first bear hunt in ...

Florida wildlife officials have taken a major step toward reinstating a black bear hunt for the first time in nearly a decade.