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As FWC awaits DNA analysis of the deadly bear attack in Collier County, a neighbor from the remote community shared his ...
On May 5, a bear apparently mauled a Collier County man and his dog to death. Has this happened before? How can you protect ...
Bears sent to University of Florida for examination after 89-year-old Robert Markel of Jerome, his dog killed during attack.
A Naples home is No. 1 on the list for most expensive single-family property transfers in Collier County from April 1-30, ...
Robert Markel's daughter called to report a bear had just killed her father's dog, officials found Markel's body yards away.
A man and a dog were killed by a black bear in Collier County, Florida on May 5, 2025. This is the second black bear attack in Florida this year, both involving dogs. Florida Fish and Wildlife ...
The attack occurred in a rural area east of Naples, just south of Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area, authorities said.
"The FWC is actively investigating a suspected fatal wildlife attack, that's been reported to involve a bear, near Jerome in ...
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 happened during the early morning hours on Monday in the area of State Road 29 and U.S. 41, south of the Big ...
A Collier County woman jumped into her pond to save her goat, unaware that an alligator was lurking beneath the water.