If the FWC approves, Florida will hold its first bear hunt in ten years. But the agency is taking steps to avoid the problems ...

AI-assisted summary Robert Markel's granddaughter told authorities she saw a bear maul her grandfather's dog but couldn't find him. Markel's dog was found mauled to death in the front yard. Markel's ...

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 ...

Wildlife officials are searching for at least one bear that killed 89-year-old Robert Markel and his dog at home in Jerome, Florida. The incident marks the first documented fatal bear attack in ...

Florida bear attack victim dragged from ransacked camper in deadly mauling, 911 calls reveal Authorities found a wallet, pants and a T-shirt that belonged to Robert Markel, 89, and "appeared to be ...

On Friday, May 9, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officials said preliminary findings confirmed that a 263-pound male bear contained the remains of Robert Markel, a Florida ...

Authorities found a wallet, pants and a T-shirt that belonged to Robert Markel, 89, and "appeared to be saturated in blood." Tomas Rodriguez Tayeba Hussein Naples Daily News ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission received 16 bear-related calls within a 10-mile radius of nearby Copeland, Florida, between May 5, 2024, and May 4, 2025.