Florida wildlife officers have killed three black bears in southwest Florida following a fatal attack on a man and a dog a ...

The Self Defense Act of 2024 allows for the taking of bears, without any penalties, under specific circumstances.

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.

The attack occurred in a rural area east of Naples, just south of Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area, authorities said.

Authorities were searching Monday for a black bear that killed a man and a dog in South Florida. The attack occurred in a ...

A man and dog were killed in a black bear attack May 5, 2025 in Collier County, Florida. It's the second bear attack this ...

The last documented black bear attack in Collier County happened Jan. 9, 2018, when a black bear attacked a man in his North ...

Authorities were searching Monday for a black bear that killed a man and a dog in south Florida. The attack occurred in a ...

Florida may let people hunt bears for the first time in 10 years after a man and his dog were killed by one. According to ...

Florida wildlife officers have killed three black bears following a fatal attack on an elderly man and his dog near Naples.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation commission is considering a bear hunt to take place this December.It would be the ...