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Bear hunt proposal moves forward in Florida following fatal attack; protesters push back
Florida wildlife officials are moving forward with plans to reinstate a state-sanctioned bear hunt, a decision drawing both support and opposition in the wake of the state’s first fatal bear attack earlier this year.
The first black bear hunt in Florida in a decade takes place in December under a rule adopted Wednesday by state wildlife ...
A Florida black bear was captured on video swimming in the Gulf off a Naples Beach May 30, 2025.
Robert Markel of Jerome was mauled in the woods near his home, officials said. FWC officials were called to the property after Markel's daughter reported seeing a bear kill Markel's dog.
In early May 2025, 89-year-old Robert Markel and his dog were killed by a black bear in Florida. This incident marked the first fatal black bear attack in the state’s history.
It was determined that 89-year-old Robert Markel of Jerome, south of the Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area, was mauled by a 263-pound male black bear, Naples Daily News reported.
Among other things, supporters of the hunt point to a black bear’s extremely rare, fatal attack earlier this month on 89-year-old Robert Markel and his dog in a rural part of Collier County, in ...
In early May 2025, 89-year-old Robert Markel and his dog were killed by a black bear in Florida. This incident marked the first fatal black bear attack in the state’s history. This tragic loss ...
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