Florida wildlife officials are probing a potential fatal bear mauling involving 89-year-old Robert Markel, whose body was found near a bear suspected of attacking his dog. The incident highlights concerns over human-bear encounters, with previous statistics revealing 43 such incidents since 2006. Though officials are cautious about confirming the cause of death, they are setting traps and searching the area for the bear. If confirmed, this would mark the first bear-related fatality in Florida, emphasizing rising tensions between human populations and bear habitats.
Wildlife officials in Florida are investigating what is believed to be the first fatal mauling of a human by a bear in the state.
Markel's death would be the first fatality in the state attributed to a bear mauling, if that was found to be his cause of death.
The commission has recorded 43 human-bear encounters in Florida dating back to 2006, and almost all of them also involving a dog.
We do know it was a bear attack. We don't know if it was the same bear or multiple bears.
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