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Slaughter of the innocents: Faroe Islanders turn the sea red in their annual slaughter of pilot whales

Abe Hawken
Daily Mail
Tue, 20 Jun 2017 15:26 UTC
The sea was turned red after local fishermen on the Faroe Islands took part in their annual killing of a herd of pilot whales
The sea was turned red after local fishermen on the Faroe Islands took part in their annual killing of a herd of pilot whales
Faroe Islanders have turned the sea red during their annual killing of a herd of innocent pilot whales.

Every year, innocent whales are forced to swim towards the shores of the Danish islands during their migration.

But when local fishermen catch a glimpse of them, the mammals slow down before locals get in their power boats and dinghies to close in on the large school of whales.
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River otter boards boats and bites 2 people in Monongalia County, West Virginia


Metro News
Tue, 20 Jun 2017 11:13 UTC
otter
A group spending the day on the water got a closer encounter with West Virginia's great outdoors than they would have liked.

The Division of Natural Resources reports a group of 20 to 25 people were celebrating Mother's Day back in May with a float trip on Monongalia County's Dunkard Creek. At some point, the party encountered a river otter winch inadvertently climbed into one of the canoes and bit a man, then ended up biting another in one of the other boats in the group.

The victims went to the emergency room for treatment and took precautionary rabies shots.
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Second fatal mauling by black bear in just 2 days for Alaska


CBS News
Tue, 20 Jun 2017 10:33 UTC
Black bear
Black bear
Alaska has been left shocked by two fatal maulings by wild black bears in the space of just two days.

On Monday, officials with an underground gold mine reported a contract employee hired to take geological samples was killed and another injured in a black bear attack. That attack took place about 300 miles northeast of Anchorage.

The names of the victims have not been released. Alaska State Troopers and federal mine officials were investigating the mauling at Pogo Mine.

Officials told CBS affiliate KTVA that the contractors were working several miles from the main mine camp when they were attacked.

"Right now we have more questions than answers. Everyone on site is concerned for those involved," Pogo Mine general manager Chris Kennedy said, according to KTVA. "Our condolences have been shared with our contractor and our hearts go out to the individuals, their colleagues, and their families."

Comment: See also: Young runner is mauled to death by black bear during mountain race in Alaska

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Fish

Imperiled North America Atlantic salmon decline worsens; returning fish decline by 27% in a year


NT News
Tue, 20 Jun 2017 10:06 UTC
Atlantic salmon
Atlantic salmon
Fewer of North America's Atlantic salmon are making it back to rivers to spawn, which bodes poorly for the future of the imperiled fish, an international conservation group says.

Atlantic salmon were once abundant in the rivers of New England and Atlantic Canada, but are now endangered or have disappeared in parts of both areas. The salmon are born in rivers, swim to the Atlantic and return to their natal river to spawn.

The New Brunswick, Canada-based Atlantic Salmon Federation released a report this month that says total estimated returns of the fish to North America in 2016 was a little more than a half million salmon. That is a 27 percent decrease from the previous year.
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Dead whale found at Fort Macon State Park, North Carolina

Mike Shutak
Carolina Coast Online
Mon, 19 Jun 2017 19:31 UTC
Pygmy Sperm Whale
Pygmy Sperm Whale
Campers taking part in the Brad Sneeden Marine Science Camp got a rare opportunity to see marine science in action Monday, when a dead beached whale was discovered at Fort Macon State Park.

A visitor at Fort Macon reported the beached whale to park rangers, who informed the Marine Mammal Stranding Network.

Dr. Vicky Thayer, coordinator for the national network's state branch, responded with a response team to the call, going out to Fort Macon with staff from the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries, the N.C. State University Center for Marine Sciences and Technology in Morehead City, the Duke University Marine Lab in Beaufort, UNC Wilmington and the N.C. Maritime Museum, also in Beaufort.

Dr. Thayer had been scheduled to speak to the 33 students in the science camp, when she got the call about the beached whale. The campers were scheduled to attend a necropsy at one of the local marine labs, but instead they got to see Dr. Thayer and her team in action.
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Young runner is mauled to death by black bear during mountain race in Alaska

Mary Kekatos
Daily Mail
Mon, 19 Jun 2017 11:45 UTC
Black bear
Black bear
A 16-year-old has died after being attacked by a black bear on Sunday afternoon during a race.

The unnamed Alaskan teenager was participating in the Bird Ridge Trail Race in Anchorage.

As he descended the trail, the animal chased him - before eventually reaching and mauling him.

A Chugach State Park ranger shot the bear in the face, but it ran away, leaving rangers and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game still looking for the bear as of Sunday night.

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Signs and Portents: Goat born without eyes and with 'human lips' in Kerala, India

Harry Kemble
Mirror
Fri, 16 Jun 2017 10:35 UTC
V Chandra was shocked when he discovered the newborn animal and soon the entire village flocked to catch a glimpse
© Newslions / SWNS.comV Chandra was shocked when he discovered the newborn animal and soon the entire village flocked to catch a glimpse
A goat branded "evil" by villagers after it was born with no eyes and 'human-like lips' will be hand-reared by a kind hearted farmer.

The farmer, known as V Chandra, admitted he was shocked when he saw the newborn animal for the first time but his wife told him to "save" the goat.

He has remained determined to keep the bizarre looking animal, despite locals advising him to let it die.

The goat was born without eyes due to a rare genetic condition which stops them developing.

The couple in Balussery, Kerala in India are now hand-rearing the goat which cannot feed off its mother.

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Shark attacks swimmer off Ibiza, Spain

Gerard Couzens and Janine Rasiah
Mirror
Sun, 18 Jun 2017 19:15 UTC
A blue shark bit a Spanish pensioner, leaving a two inch gash
© National Geographic MagazinesA blue shark bit a Spanish pensioner, leaving a two inch gash
A shark has attacked a swimmer off the coast of one of the most popular beaches in Ibiza.

The victim was treated for a two-inch gash to his hand after being bitten at Playa d'en Bossa - home to famous clubs like Ushaia and a Brit tourist favourite - yesterday afternoon.

Other swimmers fled the water following the attack, although the beach was not closed to swimmers.

First aiders spent about an hour searching the waters while the local authorities confirmed that a blue shark or a large fish was behind the attack.

The 82-year-old Spanish victim was discharged from Can Misses Hospital near Ibiza town around 7.30pm yesterday, about four hours after he had been admitted.
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Award-winning Spanish matador dies after being gored by bull (PHOTOS)


RT
Sun, 18 Jun 2017 13:45 UTC
Matador
© Igor Gaizka / AFPSpanish matador Ivan Fandino performs a pass with a Baltasar Iban bull during a bullfight at the Corrida des Fetes on June 17, 2017 in Aire sur Adour.
An award-winning Spanish matador has died after being gored in the lungs during a bullfight in the small French town of Mont de Marsan.

Professional matador, Ivan Fandino, 36, reportedly tripped on his cloak before being caught by the bull's horns at the Aire-sur-l'Adour bullfighting festival on Saturday.

The Spaniard reportedly suffered two heart attacks while in an ambulance on the way to the hospital.

Comment: See also: Symbolic? Madrid's Corrida bullfight canceled after all matadors gored

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Wolf

Girl, 10, in very critical condition after pit bull terrier mauls her in Detroit, Michigan

Jermont Terry
Click on Detroit
Sun, 18 Jun 2017 11:44 UTC
canine attack
© Angela Antunes / CC by 2.0
A 10-year-old girl is in very critical condition after being attacked by a dog on Detroit's east side, police said.

The incident happened around 1:15 p.m. Saturday in the 10700 block of Beaconsfield Street off Whittier Avenue.

Police said the girl was playing in a backyard when a dog exited the house and attacked her. The pit bull somehow managed to get out of a second-floor gated room and into the backyard, where the girl and her aunt were visiting.

"The occupants knew the dog was a vicious animal, so when strangers are around they secure the dog. But in this instance, the dog left the upstairs, came down, the gated door was ajar, the dog left and immediately began attacking this child," Chief James Craig said.

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