Newly released 911 calls captured pleas for help after an 89-year-old man and his dog were killed by a bear in southwest ...

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

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

The authorities received a report on Monday about a bear encounter in an unincorporated part of Collier County just north of ...

The daughter saw a bear attack the dog, then her father was found dead from an attack that likely happened earlier, the FWC said.

Robert Markel, 89, and his dog were killed in Florida’s first deadly bear attack, prompting an investigation by wildlife officials<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

After what sounded like gunfire, FWC officials emerged from the woods with a dead bear, possibly connected to the May 5 ...

Authorities are investigating a suspected bear attack in southwest Florida that left a man and a dog dead, officials said.

Florida wildlife officials have released new details about their investigation into Monday’s black bear attack that resulted in the deaths of a man and a dog.

But following the presentation, the commission directed staff to develop alternatives for implementing a black bear hunt. The Sierra Club believes that the management of Florida’s wildlife ...