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FWC says it captured black bear that killed 89-year-old Florida man, dog
On Monday, 89-year-old Robert Markel was found dead about 100 yards from his Jerome, Florida home with injuries "indicating a physical encounter between a bear and a person," according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
The Police Department posted a video and image of the bear on its Facebook scaling a wall and roaming the street in the early morning. A black bear is spotted on video in St. Augustine's ...
Florida black bear sightings can be reported online to FWC. It is illegal to hunt bears in Florida. FWC estimates that there are over 4,000 Florida black bears in the state. A Florida man and ...
An 89-year-old man and his dog were killed in a suspected black bear attack in Jerome, Florida. The incident is potentially Florida's first ever fatal bear attack on record. Authorities captured ...
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 ...
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