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300-Pound Black Bear Mauls Florida Man and His Dog in First Ursine Killing in the State
Gateway Pundit ^ | May 10, 2025 | Staff

Posted on 05/10/2025 4:45:16 PM PDT by Red Badger

Another week, another gruesome bear attack: this time a fatal one, claiming the life of an elderly man and his dog.

And – mind you – not in Alaska, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, or any other of the mountainous states, but in Florida.

A massive black bear, reported to weigh 300 pounds, mauled to death an 89-year-old Florida man and his devoted dog — the first ursine killing in state history.

New York Post reported:

“Robert Markel’s granddaughter called 911 on the morning of May 5, after seeing a 263-pound bear killing her dad’s dog right outside his camper, situated on her property in Jerome — about 70 miles south of Fort Myers.”

When Collier County Sheriff’s deputies arrived at the scene, it was too late for the dog.

And his owner, Markel, was missing.

“It wouldn’t be long though before his remains were located 100 yards from the camper. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission found some of the killer bear’s DNA inside the camper and on the dog’s corpse.

Officials searched the area and found three bears, which they fatally shot and [tested] for DNA to identify which was responsible for the horrific killings.”

A forensic test found the remains of the man inside one of the bears’ stomachs.

As of now, it’s unclear whether Markel was killed before or after his dog.

“The FWC receives an average of 6,300 bear-related calls annually and has documented 42 prior incidents where wild black bears have made physical contact with people since the 1970s, when comprehensive records began being kept,” authorities explained.”

This incident is second bear mauling in the Sunshine State in 2025.

Read more:

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/04/outrage-as-connecticut-father-arrested-charged-killing-bear/


TOPICS: Local News; Outdoors; Pets/Animals; Society; Weird Stuff
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To: Red Badger
Is it them again Yogi?

No, Boo Boo, this time it was us.

21 posted on 05/10/2025 5:34:39 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (May Rachel Zegler and Disney never know profits.)
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To: Red Badger

There is a coral snake living on my property. Red, black, yellow & white bands from head to toe. I won’t kill the snake cuz he eats pests.


22 posted on 05/10/2025 5:36:13 PM PDT by Bobbyvotes
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To: Red Badger
88-year-old man and dog killed in bear attacks in Florida: Officials

05/05/2025 5:12:39 PM PDT · by McGruff · 36 replies
ABC News ^ | May 5, 2025 | Meredith Deliso
An 88-year-old man and a dog were killed in apparently separate bear attacks near the victim's home in Florida, officials said. The Collier County Sheriff’s Office said it received a call shortly after 7 a.m. Monday involving a "bear encounter." The attacks occurred "some time apart" on Monday, and the man and the dog were found within a couple of hundred yards of the area, according to FWC spokesperson George Reynaud. His daughter saw a bear attack the dog and then went looking for her father, who is believed to have been attacked earlier on Monday, Reynaud said.

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23 posted on 05/10/2025 5:37:02 PM PDT by Paal Gulli
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To: MikelTackNailer

You’re behind the times. Have you ever seen geriatric tempers flare at a pickleball game? It gets real ugly real fast.


24 posted on 05/10/2025 5:37:29 PM PDT by JusPasenThru (Make America Florida! )
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To: Red Badger

Can’t help but think of the bear attack scene in “The Revenant”.


25 posted on 05/10/2025 5:52:13 PM PDT by know.your.why
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To: Red Badger

Only one bear may have done the deed, but they shot the whole gang for felony murder. There’s a lesson in here.


26 posted on 05/10/2025 5:53:37 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Red Badger

Dog could have killed the old man or the old man could have died on his own- bear just cleaning up.
Not likely but not impossible


27 posted on 05/10/2025 5:58:28 PM PDT by Palio di Siena (Kralik…..you get the wallet)
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To: Red Badger

[[We are not allowed to shoot bears in Florid. Every time the Bear Hunt comes up, the animal rights nuts go berserk.............]]

They should be sued for endangering people by not controlling the numbers carefully of black bears


28 posted on 05/10/2025 6:28:42 PM PDT by Bob434 (Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana)
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To: Red Badger

I love wildlife as much as the next guy, but people who want wild animals to have more rights than humans are totally nuts. Almost all of these animals aren’t endangered anymore, and they’re so prolific that they are a bigger menace to humans. It almost makes me wish that a bear or a gator would attack and kill one of these leftist nuts.


29 posted on 05/10/2025 6:29:34 PM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: Pearls Before Swine
Maybe two innocent bears are dead, but maybe they were accomplices.

Perhaps the killer bear did so as part of a gang initiation and the other two were getting ready to find their victims for their initiation rite.

30 posted on 05/10/2025 6:38:43 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: Red Badger

Two scientists, one from the Czech Republic and one from Austria, travelled to America to study the legendary grizzly bear.

When they failed to return from their first trip into the woods, two park rangers went looking for them and quickly tracked down a male and a female bear who’d been by the scientists’ campsite.

Their apprehension was proven justified when they tranquilized the female grizzly and found the remains of the Austrian.

The first park ranger said sadly, “You know what this means…”

The second ranger replied, “Yes. The Czech is in the male.”


31 posted on 05/10/2025 6:46:39 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: tumblindice

🙄.......................................


32 posted on 05/10/2025 6:50:37 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

Ideally wildlife numbers should be between “Dangerous” and “Endangered”...


33 posted on 05/10/2025 6:52:36 PM PDT by null and void (Democrats: fake news, fake presidents, fake beliefs, fake policies, fake protesters & fake voters!)
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To: Red Badger
Well, except for the gators, crocs, pythons, bears, Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnakes, Pygmy Rattlesnakes, Copperheads, Cottonmouths and Coral Snakes, coyotes, hornets, wasps and malaria mosquitoes, eastern equine encephalitis mosquitoes, and various other disease bearing mosquitoes, Lyme Disease ticks and chiggers it’s fairly safe................

What about the Florida Man population?

34 posted on 05/10/2025 6:54:14 PM PDT by null and void (Democrats: fake news, fake presidents, fake beliefs, fake policies, fake protesters & fake voters!)
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To: Red Badger

Do those ticks that cause the red meat allergy live down here also?


35 posted on 05/10/2025 6:58:00 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (FBI out of Florida!)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

From BRAVE AI:

Ticks and Red Meat Allergy

Several types of ticks can cause the red meat allergy, also known as alpha-gal syndrome (AGS). The lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum) is the species most commonly associated with AGS in the United States, particularly in the Southeast and parts of the Midwest.

However, recent research has identified other tick species that can also trigger AGS. These include the black-legged tick (Ixodes scapularis), also known as the deer tick, and the western black-legged tick (Ixodes pacificus).

The lone star tick is known to be prevalent in the southeastern states, responsible for more than 90% of all tick bites in these areas.

The black-legged tick, on the other hand, is becoming more common in the Northeast, raising the risk of contracting AGS in that region.

Symptoms of AGS can vary but typically include gastrointestinal issues, malaise, and in severe cases, anaphylaxis.

There is no specific treatment for AGS, but individuals with the allergy can prevent reactions by avoiding foods and products containing alpha-gal.

Over time, the levels of antibodies that cause the allergic reaction may decline, potentially allowing some people to consume alpha-gal-containing products without an allergic reaction.


36 posted on 05/10/2025 6:59:20 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Ditto

The first thing kids should be taught about nature in school is the slogan “Nature red in tooth and claw.”

Nature is nice to look at on hikes and what not, but the panther and the bear are not going to care that you’re just passing through. Food is food, and you are food.


37 posted on 05/10/2025 6:59:55 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (FBI out of Florida!)
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To: null and void

They are mostly harmless except to themselves..................


38 posted on 05/10/2025 7:00:09 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

Very.


39 posted on 05/10/2025 7:00:29 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: Red Badger

All of earth is Mostly Harmless...

H/T Douglas Adams


40 posted on 05/10/2025 7:01:28 PM PDT by null and void (Democrats: fake news, fake presidents, fake beliefs, fake policies, fake protesters & fake voters!)
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