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

When Sue Story found her father's dog mauled in yard with no sign of Robert Markel, she told authorities something was off.

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

Robert Markel and his dog were found mauled to death on May 5, 2025, in a black bear attack in rural Jerome in Collier County ...

Bears sent to University of Florida for examination after 89-year-old Robert Markel of Jerome, his dog killed during attack.

On May 5, a bear apparently mauled a Collier County man and his dog to death. Has this happened before? How can you protect ...

Following a fatal bear attack in Florida, Georgians should be aware of black bears in the state. Here is where they can be ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife is investigating after a man and a dog died in a suspected black bear attack on May 5, 2025, just south of the Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area in Collier County.

An elderly man and his dog were killed in a black bear attack in the unincorporated Collier County community of Jerome, Florida, on May 5. Robert Markel's granddaughter reportedly called 911 at 7: ...