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.

A 1,000-pound female manatee that was recovering at a Florida state park from a boat strike drowned earlier this year after ...

On Monday, 89-year-old Robert Markel was found dead about 100 yards from his Jerome, Florida home with injuries "indicating a ...

The incident was reported in the area of State Road 29 and U.S. 41, just south of the Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area.

The male bear tested negative for rabies, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said May ... of 6,300 ...

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.

Florida Wildlife Commission officers are investigating an attack involving a black bear in Collier County and the deaths of a ...

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

A series of coyote attacks on people and pets have been reported at a popular tourist destination in northeast Florida, ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife says a bear is believed to have killed a man and his dog in a nature preserve. FWC officials said ...

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 ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission data shows most bear attacks in Florida ... It was the second time this year a black bear attacked a person and both incidents involved a dog. According to FWC ...