Wild bears are found in almost half of Florida. Southwest Florida is among the "frequent" locations and include Central Florida and the Panhandle. Living with bears in Florida: Feeding bears is ...

An 89-year-old Florida homeowner and his pet dog are believed to have been mauled to death by a bear on the man’s property Monday morning. The body of Robert Markel was found shortly after the ...

SELMA, Calif. (KFSN) -- Things got a little grizzly when a Selma officer caught a bear on camera. "Our officers aren't really trained for wildlife of that nature." Selma Police Department's Andrew ...

Florida black bear sightings can be reported online to FWC. It is illegal to hunt bears in Florida. FWC estimates that there are over 4,000 Florida black bears in the state. A Florida man and his ...

An 89-year-old man and a dog were killed by a black bear not far from Naples, Florida on May 5 in what is believed to be the first fatal bear attack in the state, according to wildlife officials.

On May 5, in Jerome, Florida, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission responded to a call regarding a bear encounter, where one person and one dog were found dead at the scene.

The authorities received a report on Monday about a bear encounter in an unincorporated part of Collier County just north of Everglades City, Fla. By Johnny Diaz An 89-year-old man and a dog were ...

GUTHRIESVILLE, Pa. (WPVI) -- People living in one Chester County community say a bear roamed through their yards and rummaged through their garbage on Monday morning. The neighborhood visitor was ...

NAPLES, FL – One person has been found dead in a possible bear attack, authorities said. Officers were on the scene and investigating it as an "active crime scene," Arielle Callender ...

An 89-year-old man and his dog were killed in a suspected black bear attack in Jerome, Florida. The incident is potentially Florida's first ever fatal bear attack on record. Authorities captured a ...

The bear clubbed him, rattled his dome, hit his wristwatch, and then straddled him. Bentzel thought he was going to die and hoped it would be quick. The force shook him to his core. Bentzel had on ...

An 89-year-old Florida man and his dog were killed in the state's first recorded fatal bear attack. Three bears were killed, and DNA testing is underway to determine if one was responsible.