Later in the day, Jorge Renaud, of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, said they were called to the property after his daughter reported seeing a bear kill Markel's dog about 7 a.m.

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

said they were called to the property after his daughter reported seeing a bear kill Markel's dog about 7 a.m. Monday. Jerome is a small, unincorporated rural area about 30 miles east of Naples ...

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

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 wildlife officials hauled a dead bear from the ... his dog were not killed at the same time, FWC officials said. Jerome is a small, unincorporated rural area about 30 miles east of Naples ...

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. By Neil Vigdor Wildlife officers in Florida have killed three black ...

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 ...

St. Augustine learned it has a new tourist Tuesday morning with the a black bear spotted in the downtown/Lincolnville area.