Aubrey Rogers High is named after the former Collier County sheriff who established a program that placed deputies in schools ...

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

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.

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

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

According to the news outlet, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office was notified shortly after 7 a.m. that a man was found dead in a wooded area off State Road 29 near Copeland, north of ...

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 ...

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.

“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.

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.

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 ...