DNA, necropsy results show that just one of three bears shot by wildlife officials was responsible for fatally mauling Robert ...

Robert Markel’s granddaughter called 911 the morning of May 5, after seeing a 263-pound bear killing her dad’s dog.

The partial remains of an 89 year-old Florida man were found in one of the bears Florida Fish and Wildlife officials captured ...

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

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

The FWC said Markel's remains were found in a male black bear they captured and euthanized after the tragic incident occurred ...

Lab results have connected one of three black bears killed by wildlife officers in southwest Florida to a fatal attack on a man and his dog a day earlier, officials said Friday.

Necropsy results revealed that a 263-pound black bear contained the partial remains of 89-year-old Robert Markel, and a preliminary autopsy found that Markel’s cause of death was consistent with a ...