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

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Speaking out on behalf of Humane World for Animals against the proposed regulated bear hunt in Florida, MacFall openly ...

A 1,000-pound female manatee that was recovering at a Florida state park from a boat strike drowned earlier this year after employees left her unattended and she became trapped, according to a federal ...

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 ...

After a woman was killed by an alligator while she was canoeing with her husband in central Florida, questions remain on ...

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

Investigators said the remains of 89-year-old Robert Markel were found about 100 yards from his home in rural Jerome. They found evidence that “a physical encounter” occurred between a bear and Markel ...

According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), authorities were called to the home of 89-year-old ...

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

A dog was found dead near Markel's body. Investigators also said there were signs that a bear had entered Markel's home. FWC ...

Officials say 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.