The state’s wildlife agency will test the bears’ DNA to determine if any of them had attacked and killed an 89-year-old man.

Florida wildlife officers have killed three black bears in southwest Florida following a fatal attack on a man and a dog a ...

Officials said the dead bear was transported to Gainesville for testing, but did not confirm it was the bear involved in the ...

Florida wildlife officials hauled a dead bear from the woods Monday, May 5, near the site of the possible mauling death of ...

Wild bears are found in almost half of Florida. Here are the most frequent areas for sightings and how to avoid meeting up ...

And on April 23, 2025, the Florida Senate passed a resolution to proclaim April 22 as Florida Wildlife Corridor Day. The ...

Florida wildlife officers have killed three black bears following a fatal attack on an elderly man and his dog near Naples.

Four critically endangered Florida panthers were hit and killed by vehicles in the span of one week, an unusually deadly period for the rare species. One of the panthers was 8-10 months old, according ...

Authorities in Florida said a kangaroo caught on camera hopping down the middle of an Osceola County road has been captured, ...

The man who died has been identified as 89-year-old Robert Markel, a long-time resident of a small community in Collier County.