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Leopard enters house and attacks two in Gujarat, India


Times of India
Thu, 06 Apr 2017 12:41 UTC
Leopard
Leopard
65-year-old farmer and his son were attacked by an adult leopard in Hemal village of Jafrabad taluka in Amreli on Tuesday early morning. Meanwhile, a four-year-old boy, who was attacked by a leopard in Chotra village of Rajula taluka of Amreli on April 1, died during treatment at Ahmedabad civil hospital on Tuesday

According to forest officials, the leopard had attacked Mangubhai Wagh and his son Kalu Wagh (40) of Hemal village while they were asleep in their house.

After attacking the father-son duo in the living room, the leopard entered the bedroom, when Mangubhai and Kalu locked the animal inside. They then called the villagers and the forest officials who after two hours of struggle were able to tranquillise the leopard. The animal was sent to Jasadhar Animal Care Centre by the forest officials.

Comment: See also these other recent reports: How a UP girl trapped a hungry leopard inside her house

Leopard mauls 5-year-old girl to death in Nashik

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Elderly man killed by 3 bears in Odisha, India


Odisha Sun Times
Fri, 07 Apr 2017 12:28 UTC
bear print
Wild bears killed an elderly man while he was collecting mahua flowers in Angul district this morning.

The deceased was identified as Hrudananda Sahoo (65) of Karandibahal village under Kishan Nagar block in Angul district.

According to reports, the incident took place when Sahoo had gone to his land near a forest to collect mahua flowers. Three wild bears suddenly attacked him while he was collecting mahua. After the locals rushed the spot hearing Sahoo's yell, the bears fled leaving him injured.

Sahoo died on the way while he was rushed to Angul district hospital in critical condition.

bear attack

Comment: See also this other recent report from India: Second sloth bear attack in a week triggers alarm among experts:
A sloth bear allegedly attacked and injured a villager near Pilibhit tiger reserve early on Thursday, in the second such attack on humans in less than a week here. The frequency of the incidents has triggered alarm among wildlife experts and conservationists, since sloth bears are not known to venture out into human habitations and aggressively attack humans.


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Man severely injured in attack by his own dog in Waterville, Maine

Colin Ellis
Portland Press Herald
Sat, 08 Apr 2017 11:46 UTC
Dog attack
A man was sent to the hospital with "horrendous" bite marks after he was attacked by his dog Friday morning, police said.

The attack occurred at 84 Front St. around 11 a.m. Waterville police Sgt. Alden Wiegelt said the man - whom police did not identify - is the owner of the dog, which was reported by police dispatchers as a pit bull.

Wiegelt said the man's injuries were serious enough to require transportation by Delta Ambulance to the hospital, but he said they did not appear to be life-threatening.

The incident apparently happened inside the home.
Police entered the building with a shield and animal restraining poles before leaving with the leashed dog, which was put into a kennel in the back of a police vehicle.

Police Chief Joseph Massey said police discovered the injured owner sitting outside with severe bite marks on his legs and arms and with "pieces of flesh" hanging off his legs. Massey also said the man was evasive in his answers to police about what happened.

"The dog was more cooperative than the owner," Massey said.

Comment: Other recent serious dog attacks include this from Alberta: Neighbour saves girl after dog attacks children waiting for bus. Two in the UK: Teenager has nose ripped apart by Jack Russell terrier

Toddler suffered horrific facial injuries when she tried to kiss a dog

Woman treated after dog pack attack in Chadron, Nebraska:
According to a press release issued by Sgt. Aron Chrisman, officers were called to a report of a woman being attacked by a pack of dogs, described as pitbulls, at the intersection of W. Second and Oak Streets. An arriving officer encountered five dogs chasing the woman, who got into a truck for safety. The dogs split and two of them headed south. Three dogs ran toward at an officer and the officer deployed a Taser at the dogs. He struck one dog, which ran off. All of the dogs grouped back up at a home in the 200 block of Oak Street, later determined to the home where the dogs belonged.


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Third shark bite reported this week off Florida coast

Sara Nealeigh
Bradenton Herald
Sat, 08 Apr 2017 11:32 UTC
Shark attacks
It's the third time this week someone has been attacked by a shark in Florida waters, according to the Palm Beach Post.

In the most recent incident, a 16-year-old boy from Georgia was visiting Daytona during spring break, according to a report Thursday from WXIA, an Atlanta television station.

"I told my friend that I had felt something bite me and we got out of the water and (my foot) was bleeding," Kody Stephens told WXIA. "We went up and washed it and the hotel called 911. They showed up and looked at it."

Stevens told WXIA he didn't see what bit him because he got out of the water as fast as he could, and first responders told him the bite looked like it came from a shark.

Comment: See also the following report of the other attack referred to above: Shark bites Georgia woman off Florida's Atlantic coast

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City of Khabarovsk in Russia under siege from packs of aggressive stray dogs as boy, 12, mauled on way to school


The Siberian Times
Thu, 06 Apr 2017 18:27 UTC
Mass stray dog attacks on people.
© The Siberian TimesMass stray dog attacks on people.
'Scared' residents complain of 'epidemic' in Khabarovsk, arguing animal rights campaigners and 'kind-hearted' are endangering people by blocking preventative measures.

The attack on Ivan 'Vanya' Tsybenko, 12, on his way to school is an increasingly common occurrence in this city of 589,000, say locals.

His mother Tatiana fears he would have been killed if neighbours had not seen the attack and dragged the child into their car.

I walked my son to school 7.30 am on 4 April, and then went to take my younger boy to kindergarten,' she said.

'I walked several hundred meters away from school with a pushchair, when suddenly there was a call from Vanya, who screamed: 'Mama, dogs are attacking me!'

'I was too far away by then to see what was happening, but I heard my son screaming, and dogs howling and growling.

'I ran back, but with a small child on my hands I couldn't even help him.

'Thank God two women who were driving past saw the attack and pulled my boy inside their car.

'It was my neighbours , I don't know what would have happened if it wasn't for them.
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Woman killed by 2 dogs in Oklahoma City

Jordann Lucero
okcfox.com
Thu, 06 Apr 2017 18:08 UTC
Dog attack
Police say a woman was killed in a dog attack Thursday in northwest Oklahoma city.

The Oklahoma City Police Department reports that just before 2 p.m. April 6 officers were called to a dog attack in the 8500 block of Willow Creek Road. Police say a woman was walking her dog on Windmill Road when they were both attacked by two other dogs. The woman and her dog were both killed.

Police said one was a pit bull. Officers could not immediately identify the breed of the other do, but said it was also large.

Officer said they tried to save the woman, but could not.

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Elephant kills 2 and injures 5 in Nepal


Online Khabar
Tue, 04 Apr 2017 16:59 UTC
Charging elephant
© GettyCharging elephant
Two people were killed and five others were injured on Tuesday when a wild elephant entered a village in Saptari.

The elephant, which entered Hanumannagar Bazaar from Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, killed Roshan Jha and Sanjay Saafi iat Yoginimai Municipality.

Thirty-three-year-old Jha breathed his last while being rushed to BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences in Dharan. Saafi also died while receiving treatment in Dharan.

One of the five people injured in the incident is in critical condition, local authorities say.

Local police say the bazaar has been shut following the elephant attack. Authorities are trying to get the elephant out of the settlement.
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Elephant tramples its owner to death in Cambodia

Richard Shears
Daily Mail
Thu, 06 Apr 2017 15:27 UTC
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An elephant has trampled its owner to death in Cambodia after tourists begged for the animal to be released from its shackles so they could get a better photo with it.

The 60-year-old bull elephant, called Atork, had his chains released so a group of tourists visiting eastern Cambodia could have their photos taken with it in a more natural environment.

But shortly afterwards, the unattended elephant wandered off into the jungle, away from the village where it was being kept.

The elephant's owner, 47-year-old Choeung Team, hurried after the animal and into the jungle where villagers found his trampled body next to the animal.
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Humpback whale washed ashore in Banderas Bay, Mexico


Vallarta Daily
Wed, 05 Apr 2017 12:58 UTC
dead whale
The Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (Profepa) attended to the death of a humpback whale in Banderas Bay, outside of Puerto Vallarta.

In a statement, it was reported that personnel of the federal delegation of Profepa, went to the location, where authorities found a dead female whale of 12 meters in length and approximately 10 tons of weight.

In order to avoid a health risk due to the size of the whale, the pertinent actions were carried out in coordination with the National Commission of Protected Natural Areas (Conanp) and the Secretariat of Navy - Mexico Navy (Semar).
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Signs and Portents: Turtle with two heads and six legs found in Chinese pet store

Tiffany Lo
Daily Mail
Wed, 05 Apr 2017 19:53 UTC
A baby turtle was found to have two heads and six legs among a box of imported turtles
A baby turtle was found to have two heads and six legs among a box of imported turtles
A bizarre video shows a baby turtle with two heads and six legs found in north China's Shanxi Province.

Footage shows the baby red-eared slider with two heads and six legs as it moves around normally.

Researchers from Shanxi Medicine and Life Science Academy told Chinese media that it was 'caused by genetic mutation, just like a human.'

Mr Wang, a reptile shop owner told Shanxi Metropolis Post that he bought a box of red-eared sliders from a wholesale market on March 29.

Surprisingly he found a baby turtle with two heads and six legs among the other turtles. However, the little red-eared slider can move and eat like just like the others.

'All the legs are moving and all the eyes are blinking. It eats normally and I believe this baby turtle is about two to three months old,' Wang told reporters.

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