A man and his dog were killed by at least one black bear in the area. (Credit: WINK-TV) ...

An man and his dog were mauled to death by a black bear in Jerome, Florida. The 89-year-old man's death marks the first ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has identified both the victim and the bear involved in the first ...

New information on Florida’s first fatal bear attack revealed the culprit was a 263-pound black bear that broke into the ...

An 89-year-old man and his dog have died in a black bear attack in southwest Florida, marking the first confirmed fatal ...

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

On Monday, 89-year-old Robert Markel was found dead about 100 yards from his Jerome, Florida home with injuries "indicating a ...

Wildlife officials have confirmed that an 89-year-old man was the victim of the first fatal Florida black bear attack in the ...

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 ...

Most attacks by bears, black bears in particular, are usually defensive reactions if a person is too close, an easy situation to avoid, the Bear Center said. Florida wildlife officials considers ...