A decade after the last state-sanctioned hunt had to be cut short because so many bears were killed, Florida says it’s time ...

During a single week this month, two people were killed by wildlife in Florida. The first was Robert Markel, who was killed ...

Robert Markel's granddaughter told authorities she saw a bear maul ... pants and a T-shirt that "appeared to be saturated in blood." When officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

DNA, necropsy results show that just one of three bears shot by wildlife officials was responsible for fatally mauling Robert Markel of Jerome ...

Investigators said the remains of 89-year-old Robert Markel were found about 100 yards from his home in rural Jerome. They ...

An man and his dog were mauled to death by a black bear in Jerome, Florida. The 89-year-old man's death marks the first ...

Officials in Florida confirmed that a man and his dog found dead earlier this month were killed by a bear, a first for the ...

Florida officials confirmed an 89-year-old man and his dog were killed in the first fatal bear attack in the state's recorded history. On the morning of May 5, authorities found Robert Markel and ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has given preliminary approval for a black bear hunt for December and ...

On Friday, 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 resident ...

Lab results have connected one of three black bears killed by wildlife officers in southwest Florida to a fatal attack on a ...

Robert Markel, 89, was found dead near his trailer in Collier County, Florida, in what authorities believe to be the first fatal black bear attack recorded in the state's history. Three bears have ...