If the FWC approves, Florida will hold its first bear hunt in ten years. But the agency is taking steps to avoid the problems ...

Bear attack: Florida bear killed after mauling death of man, dog in Collier County. What we know, May 6. Was the Collier County attack the first time a bear has killed a human in Florida?

A Florida man and his dog were found dead near Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area in Collier County on May 5, and state wildlife officials are investigating whether it was a rare bear attack.

In May, when a bear attack left a man and his dog dead in a rural area of Collier County, it was the first time many of us ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is preparing to launch the state’s first bear hunting season in 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.

On Tuesday morning three bears were spotted roaming FGCU residence areas. Students react to campus' response and what needs changed ...

Residents in Collier County are anxiously awaiting DNA test results to determine if one of the three bears killed this week by authorities was involved in the death of a local resident.

The Collier County Sheriff’s Office received a call at 7:07 a.m. Monday in reference to a possible bear encounter in the 22700 block of State Road 29 in Jerome, a rural area between Naples and ...

Bear tears up car in Collier County. By Jolena Esperto; Sep 20, 2024 Sep 20, 2024; Facebook; ... A WINK News viewer from Collier County sent video of the damage after a bear destroyed their Dodge ...

“Collier is 75% protected land, so wildlife is abundant in the county.” Once a resident purchases a bear-proof garbage can, they own it outright, Hodgson said.

Black bear killed man, dog in Florida, state's first fatal attack. A man and a dog were killed in a bear attack in rural Jerome, in Collier County, Florida on May 5, 2025. A family member ...