Black Bear Program coordinator believes the young bear may be from Arkansas and swam across the Mississippi River.

Collier County is emphasizing bear safety, reminding residents of the options available for securing their trash cans. This comes less than a month after a tragic incident where a Jerome man was ...

An elderly man and his dog were killed this week by at least one black bear in Jerome, Florida, authorities said. While it is not common, the number of bears in the area have increased.

JEROME, Fla. (CBS12) — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has identified both the victim and the bear involved in the first deadly black bear attack in Florida’s history.

In a press release on Friday, FWC officials said preliminary findings confirmed that a 263-pound male bear contained the remains of Robert Markel, a longtime Collier County resident who was found ...

The agency says one bear had some of the victim's remains in it. WFTX Fort Myers, FL. DNA confirms bear killed 89-year-old Collier County man. Posted: May 9, 2025 | Last updated: May 9, 2025.

Residents in Collier County are anxiously awaiting DNA test results to determine if one of the three bears killed this week by authorities was involved in the death of a local resident.

911 calls released after man and dog killed in bear attack in Florida Robert Markel was discovered dead along with his dog at his home near the community of Jerome in Collier County after ...

The man who died has been identified as 89-year-old Robert Markel, a long-time resident of a small community in Collier County. The FWC said Markel and his dog were not killed at the same time and ...

The Collier County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call around 7 a.m. Monday from the victim’s daughter, according to ABC News. She had reportedly seen a black bear maul the family dog, and she later ...

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. – Three bears were trapped and killed after an 89-year-old Collier County man and his dog were killed, according to an update from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

Bear attack: Florida bear killed after mauling death of man, dog in Collier County. What we know, May 6. Was the Collier County attack the first time a bear has killed a human in Florida?