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Florida confirms first deadly black bear attack in state history
Officials in Florida confirmed that a man and his dog found dead earlier this month were killed by a bear, a first for the ...
It was a 263-pound male bear that killed 89-year-old Robert Markel of Jerome in Collier
DNA, necropsy results show that just one of three bears shot by wildlife officials was responsible for fatally mauling Robert ...
Florida man, 89, and his dog mauled to death by black bear in state's first fatal attack
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 ...
89 year-old’s remains found in bear after deadly attack in Florida
The partial remains of an 89 year-old Florida man were found in one of the bears Florida Fish and Wildlife officials captured ...
Rules for Florida proposed bear hunt: ‘It’s going to be a massacre’
Florida released proposed rules Wednesday for an annual hunt of the state's largest land mammal, the black bear, but bear ...
Florida bear attack victim dragged from camper in deadly mauling, 911 calls reveal
When Sue Story found her father's dog mauled in yard with no sign of Robert Markel, she told authorities something was off.
Man, 89, Confirmed as First Victim of Fatal Black Bear Attack in Florida History After Remains Found Inside Animal
An 89-year-old man and his dog have died in a black bear attack in southwest Florida, marking the first confirmed fatal ...
Massive black bear mauls elderly Florida man and his dog to death — in the state’s first deadly attack on record
Robert Markel's granddaughter called 911 the morning of May 5, after seeing a 263-pound bear killing her dad's dog.
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One person, dog dead in Collier County bear mauling; officials haul dead bear out of woods
A Florida man, Robert Markel, was found dead near Big Cypress, potentially marking the first fatal bear attack in Florida ...
Is the majority of Floridians against a proposed bear hunt? What we know
Speaking out on behalf of Humane World for Animals against the proposed regulated bear hunt in Florida, MacFall openly ...
Man and Dog Die in Suspected Bear Attack in Florida
Florida has recorded what is likely the state’s first fatal bear attack in its history. According to Naples Daily News, ...
Lab tests connect black bear killed by Florida wildlife officers to fatal attack on man and his dog
Lab results have connected one of three black bears killed by wildlife officers in southwest Florida to a fatal attack on a ...