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.

An elderly man and his dog were killed in a black bear attack in the unincorporated Collier County community of Jerome, Florida, on May 5. Robert Markel's daughter reportedly called 911 at 7:15 a ...

A critically endangered Florida Panther has been killed by a vehicle in Collier County, marking the sixth death of 2025. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission‘s ...

it would be the first death by bear attack in Florida. The last documented black bear attack in Collier County happened Jan. 9, 2018, when a black bear attacked a man in his North Naples yard.

An 89-year-old man and his dog were found dead May 5 in Collier County ... Florida black bears used to occupy all of the state's mainland, including some coastal islands. Their range decreased ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said the deadly encounter occurred near Jerome, in Collier County, east of Naples and just south of the Big Cypress Wildlife Management ...

A tragic bear attack in Collier County claimed the lives of 89-year-old Robert Markel and his dog, triggering swift action from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).

A Florida man was found dead in the woods near Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area in Collier County on Monday, May 5, apparently mauled by a bear. Wildlife officials were called to the scene ...

JEROME, Fla. -- An 88-year-old man and a dog were killed in apparently separate bear attacks near the victim's home in Florida, officials said. The Collier County Sheriffs Office said it received ...