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The last documented black bear attack in Collier County happened Jan. 9, 2018, when a black bear attacked a man in his North ...
The attack occurred in a rural area east of Naples, just south of Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area, authorities said.
After what sounded like gunfire, FWC officials emerged from the woods with a dead bear, possibly connected to the May 5 ...
On May 5, a bear apparently mauled a Collier County man and his dog to death. Has this happened before? How can you protect ...
A man and dog were killed in a black bear attack May 5, 2025 in Collier County, Florida. It's the second bear attack this ...
After Robert Markel's daughter called to report a bear had just killed her father's dog, officials found Markel's body yards ...
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is expected to deliver remarks Tuesday afternoon about a suspected bear ...
The incident was reported in the area of State Road 29 and U.S. 41, just south of the Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area, ...
A man and his dog were killed in a suspected black bear attack in rural southwest Florida, prompting a search for the animal ...
Authorities in Collier County are investigating a tragic incident involving a bear attack that left an elderly man and his ...
FWC says a bear attacked a man and his dog near Jerome on Monday morning. It's telling people to avoid the area.