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JEROME, Fla. (AP) — Florida wildlife officers have killed three
black bears in southwest Florida following a fatal attack on a
man and a dog a day earlier, officials said Tuesday.
DNA samples from the bears and the attack scene have been sent
to a Gainesville lab for testing to determine if any of the
animals killed 89-year-old Robert Markel near his home early
Monday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
said in a statement. The attack occurred in a rural area east of
Naples, just south of Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area.
Wildlife officers secured the area and set several traps and
cameras Monday night, officials said. Out of an abundance of
caution, officials urged the public to remain vigilant and avoid
the area.
Florida’s black bears, which were once threatened, have
increasingly wandered into neighborhoods and private property in
recent years, especially in more rural areas of north and
central Florida.
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