After what sounded like gunfire, FWC officials emerged from the woods with a dead bear, possibly connected to the May 5 ...

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

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

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 ...

North Collier Fire Control & Rescue District plans to put lifeguards at some of the busiest beaches in the county. The fire ...

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

Florida Fish and Wildlife lists Lake Kissimmee as lake with second-highest population of alligators in the state. They can be found in all 67 counties ...

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.

kills man and dog in Collier County, Florida. What we know Did you know? There is a bear 'Self-Defense Act' in Florida. What to know Black bear mauling that killed man, dog near Naples is 2nd ...