23 May 2025

Yes, There Are Bears in Florida

Gulf Breeze bear attack hospitalizes man on Joseph Cirlcle

A Santa Rosa County man was bitten by a bear while trying to protect his dog from the wild animal early in the morning on May 15.

After the attack, the bear left the property. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will place a trap, and if caught the bear will be killed. Relocation is not an option for bears that have become a safety risk.

The attack was the second in Florida in the last two weeks. Florida authorities found Robert Markel and his dog deceased on May 5 following a bear attack on Markel's property near Jerome, a small unincorporated community 30 miles east of Naples, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Gulf Breeze, Florida is about 3 miles across Pensacola Bay from Pensacola. It isn't on the barrier islands, it is still part of the mainland, just on a narrow strip of land, which you can reach by way of the US 98 bridge, also known as the Pensacola Bay Bridge, across the bay.

That was the first fatal bear attack in Florida's history.

When someone tells you that no one needs a weapon, ask what this man should have done? Or do they want everyone to end up dead?

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