Robert Markel's daughter called 911 to report a bear attacking his dog. When first responders arrived, they found the 89-year ...

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.

The incident was reported in the area of State Road 29 and U.S. 41, just south of the Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area.

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

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 ...

Florida wildlife officers have killed three black bears in southwest Florida following a fatal attack on a man and a dog a ...

An 89-year-old man and his dog have died in a black bear attack in southwest Florida, marking the first confirmed fatal ...

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

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

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