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

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has concluded its initial investigation into what is now confirmed be ...

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

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 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is proposing a black bear hunt in December to address, what it says,<a ...

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

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 ...

If you love to go hiking and camping, especially with your family, then safety must be your top priority. There’s a lot that ...

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, Florida.

When Sue Story found her father's dog mauled in her front yard but there was no sign of Robert Markel, she told authorities ...

Black bears in North Carolina may be hard to spot, but as snow thaws and temperatures rise, the chances of seeing them in the wild increase.

Florida may let people hunt bears for the first time in 10 years, although the plan was in the works before a man and his dog ...