After what sounded like gunfire, FWC officials emerged from the woods with a dead bear, possibly connected to the May 5 ...

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

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) says an 89-year-old man and his dog were killed by a bear on Monday, marking the first deadly bear attack in the state since records have ...