A 263-pound male bear that was killed by wildlife officials contained the partial remains of 89-year-old Robert Markel, ...

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 downtown ...

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 his ...

Iowans could see more black bear sightings this spring and in future years, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. In 2024, a black bear was spotted at Clarke University in Dubuque ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife is investigating after a man and a dog died in a suspected black bear attack on May 5, 2025, just south of the Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area in Collier County.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — A black bear was spotted roaming in Downtown St. Augustine Tuesday morning, the St. Augustine Police Department said in a Facebook post. The police department said law ...

DUBUQUE COUNTY, Iowa — Black bears are showing up more often in northeast Iowa, and officials expect more sightings this spring. “Bears emerge in the spring looking for food, generally feeding ...

JEROME, Fla. (AP) — Florida wildlife officers have killed three black bears in southwest Florida following a fatal attack on a man and a dog a day earlier, officials said Tuesday. DNA samples ...

On Tuesday, a black bear was captured on video in St. Johns County climbing over a wall on St. George Street in downtown St. Augustine, causing the St. Augustine Police Department to warn ...

Authorities were searching Monday for a black bear that killed a man and a dog in South Florida. The attack occurred in a rural area east of Naples, just south of Big Cypress Wildlife Management ...

Lethal force can be used against a bear if there is an imminent threat of death or serious injury. Violations of the law could lead to a $5,000 fine. Florida black bears can be found in almost ...