At a December Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) meeting after receiving an update on the commission's ...

In 2017, a Gulf Breeze man received non-life-threatening injuries in a bear attack similar to Thursday's. According to ...

When Sue Story found her father's dog mauled in her front yard but there was no sign of Robert Markel, she told authorities ...

Robert Markel's daughter called 911 to report a bear attacking his dog. When first responders arrived, they found the 89-year ...

The University of Florida Veterinary Forensic Sciences Lab played a crucial role in solving the case of the first fatal bear ...

An 89-year-old Florida man and his dog were killed in the state's first recorded fatal bear attack. Three bears were killed, and DNA testing is underway to determine if one was responsible.

Surveillance cameras captured the moments a group of black bears appeared in a Florida backyard before one of them attacked ...

Officials in Florida confirmed that a man and his dog found dead earlier this month were killed by a bear, a first for the ...

Still, data indicates bear attacks remain relatively rare in North America. Despite the increase in encounters, fatal attacks occur on average only two or three times a year. When Bentzel and ...

A bear went after a dog in a Florida backyard, then attacked a man who stepped in to save his pet, authorities said. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said the homeowner was ...

The dramatic 911 call of a Florida man just moments after he was attacked in his backyard by a bear while trying to protect his dog.

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