A black bear stunned residents of a luxury Florida community by lounging in a hot tub and napping under a lanai before being ...

FWC is scheduled to vote on the bear hunt one final time in August, and then it's expected that 187 permits will be issued.

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (WWSB) - Punta Gorda police say a black bear is on the move within the city limits. Stories of bears in ...

Robert Markel and his dog were killed by a black bear near their home in Jerome, Florida. The bear attack occurred about 100 yards from Markel’s home, and authorities found evidence that the ...

What to Do If You Encounter a Bear Robert Markel and his dog were killed by a black bear near their home in Jerome, Florida. The bear attack occurred about 100 yards from Markel’s home, and ...

The bear made a defensive move that experts call ... in southwest Florida received a call from relatives reporting Robert Markel, 89, missing from his home. There were signs on his property ...

According to press reports, Robert Markel of Jerome, Collier County, died on May 5. His cause of death is suspected to be mauling by a black bear. Earlier that day, Markel’s daughter witnessed a bear ...

referring to a 263-pound bear that killed Robert Markel and his dog on May 5 in a rural area outside Naples. It is the only documented human fatality from a bear attack in Florida. Opponents to ...

Among other things, supporters of the hunt point to a black bear’s extremely rare, fatal attack earlier this month on 89-year-old Robert Markel and his dog in a rural part of Collier County ...

supporters of the hunt point to a black bear's extremely rare, fatal attack earlier this month on 89-year-old Robert Markel and his dog in a rural part of Collier County, in southwest Florida.

Among other things, supporters of the hunt point to a black bear’s extremely rare, fatal attack earlier this month on 89-year-old Robert Markel and his dog in a rural part of Collier County ...