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 ...

A male black bear (not the one pictured) broke into a man’s home in rural southwest Florida and mauled him to death, ...

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

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

Black bears are notorious browsers but one took things too far when it showed up at a Florida Lowe’s store during business hours, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says. The bear ...

The plan for a Florida bear hunt was well in the works before the fatal attack of a Collier County man. An early draft of ...

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

In Florida, a rare and tragic case for the black bear species occurred on May 2. An 89-year-old man, Robert Markel, and his ...

In 2015, the state of Florida gave hunters seven days to harvest 300 bears. It was the first bear hunt allowed in the state ...

The act provides an exemption from penalties for killing bears without permits or authorization under certain circumstances.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) says the remains of one of the three black bears killed earlier ...

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