JEROME, Fla. (CBS12) — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has identified both the victim and the bear involved in the first deadly black bear attack in Florida’s history.

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 fatality attributed to a black bear in state history.

Bear attack: Florida bear killed after mauling death of man, dog in Collier County. What we know, May 6. Was the Collier County attack the first time a bear has killed a human in Florida?

Bear that attacked, injured 2 small children euthanized in Luzerne County Bears usually only attack people when they feel cornered and see no easy path for escape, wildlife experts say.

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A 12-year-old Michigan girl thought she was "a goner" after a black bear attacked her twice while jogging near her grandparent's home last week.

The partial remains of an 89-year-old man were found in a black bear captured and killed in South Florida after the first deadly attack in the state.

A hunter vanished in Japan near a recent brown bear sighting — just 75 miles from a town that declared its first-ever bear emergency, fueling fears he was mauled in a chilling attack.

New video released by Cumberland Police shows the aftermath of a bear attack near Comstock, Wisconsin Saturday. A 69-year-old woman was attacked by a black bear in Barron County Saturday afternoon ...

The attack, which occurred on Thursday, highlights ongoing concerns in Romania, where a recent DNA study estimates between 10,000 and 13,000 brown bears reside.

The last documented black bear attack in Collier County happened Jan. 9, 2018, when a black bear attacked a man in his North Naples yard. The man was letting his dog outside when it growled and ...