New information on Florida’s first fatal bear attack revealed the culprit was a 263-pound black bear that broke into the ...

Officials say lab results have connected one of three black bears killed by wildlife officers in southwest Florida to a fatal ...

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 ...

The man who died has been identified as 89-year-old Robert Markel, a long-time resident of a small community in Collier County.

The incident was reported in the area of State Road 29 and U.S. 41, just south of the Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area.

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