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Hundreds of dead birds wash up on Chilean beach


Yahoo! News
Sun, 28 May 2023 11:25 UTC
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It is unclear what caused the deaths of the approximately 200 birds that washed up along Changa Beach in northern Chile's Coquimbo province.

Local authorities have sent samples of the birds to a laboratory in Santiago to determine whether they died of a massive bird flu contagion.

Authorities have warned locals not to collect the dead birds so as to avoid possible infection of bird flu.

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Second deadly shark attack this year recorded in New Caledonia


abc.net.au
Tue, 30 May 2023 11:31 UTC
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A 42-year-old man killed by a shark while spearfishing in New Caledonia has brought renewed attention to a spate of shark attacks gripping the French Pacific territory.

The incident marks the fourth shark attack, and the second fatal one, in the French territory this year, just months after Australian tourist Chris Davis died after being bitten by a shark while swimming at a popular Noumea beach.

Authorities are puzzled by the growing number of attacks but have responded by introducing strict measures, including a ban on swimming at the beach in Noumea, and an extensive shark culling campaign.

Comment: Details of the attack in February: Shark attack kills tourist at crowded beach in New Caledonia

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Wounded bear attacks man a day after he shot it at Oregon home, officials say

Helena Wegner
The News Tribune
Thu, 25 May 2023 12:41 UTC
File photo of a black bear. A man was attacked by a bear near his property on May 24 in La Grande, Oregon, wildlife officials said.
File photo of a black bear. A man was attacked by a bear near his property on May 24 in La Grande, Oregon, wildlife officials said.
A man was attacked by a black bear near his Oregon property a day after shooting the animal, wildlife officials said.

The bear first appeared near the man's home on May 23 in the Mount Emily Recreation Area in La Grande, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said in a news release.

It was harassing his chickens, so he shot it, wildlife officials said.

The next day he went to look for the animal and found it close to his property. He shot it again and was attacked at about 7:37 a.m., officials said.
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Killer whales damage boat in latest orca incident off Spain coast - at least 20 such interactions in May


Al Jazeera
Fri, 26 May 2023 11:27 UTC
An endangered female orca leaps from the water
An endangered female orca leaps from the water in Puget Sound west of Seattle, United States [File: Elaine Thompson/AP]
Dozens of incidents involving groups of orcas and boats have been reported off the Spanish and Portuguese coasts so far this year.

Killer whales severely damaged a sailing boat off the coast of southern Spain, the local maritime rescue service has said, adding to dozens of attacks by orcas on vessels recorded so far this year off Spanish and Portuguese coasts.

The incident follows at least 20 interactions this month alone in the Strait of Gibraltar between small vessels and killer whales, according to the Atlantic Orca Working Group-GTOA, which tracks populations of the Iberian orca subspecies.
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American tourist has leg bitten off by shark in Turks and Caicos Islands

Snejana Farberov
New York Post
Thu, 25 May 2023 11:14 UTC
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An American tourist from Connecticut vacationing in Turks and Caicos had her leg bitten off by a shark while snorkeling near a resort.

The victim, who has not been identified, was in the waters off Blue Haven Resort on Providenciales Island around 3 p.m. Wednesday when she was attacked by a shark, according to a statement from the Royal Turks and Caicos Island Police Department.

Police got a 911 call from a resort staffer, reporting that the tourist had her leg bitten off and requesting an ambulance.

It was not immediately known how the seriously injured victim fought off the apex predator and made it back ashore.
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Humpback whale remains wash ashore near Carpinteria, California

Tracy Lehr
keyt.com
Tue, 23 May 2023 10:07 UTC
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The director of the Channel Islands Cetacean Research Unit (CICRU) pronounced like "sea crew" said a juvenile humpback whale washed ashore on Padaro Beach.

After beachgoers spotted it in the water on Saturday, Heal the Ocean gave whale expert Michelle Kowalewski a call.

She went to take a closer look during low tide on Monday morning.

"It didn't look like there was evidence of human interaction, we didn't see any evidence of ship strike or anything like that, so we may never know what happened to the animal actually," said Kowalewski, who has researched hundreds of whales.

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A 23-year-old man had his arm amputated after he was attacked by a 10-foot-long alligator outside a Florida bar

Joshua Zitser
Yahoo! News
Tue, 23 May 2023 09:35 UTC
Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) said a nuisance alligator trapper removed the 10.5-foot gator (pictured here) from the property. It was then euthanized
Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) said a nuisance alligator trapper removed the 10.5-foot gator (pictured here) from the property. It was then euthanized
A 23-year-old had his arm amputated after he was attacked by a 10.5-foot-long alligator outside a bar in Port Charlotte, Florida, early on Sunday, authorities said.

The victim was bitten while standing outside Banditos Bar, which is situated next to a pond, per The Daily Sun.

The local newspaper reported that emergency services were called to the bar at around 1:42 a.m., citing Charlotte County Fire and EMS spokesperson Todd Dunn.

The victim was taken by helicopter to a hospital in Fort Myers, where his arm was amputated, Dunn said, per the Associated Press.
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Three persons killed in two separate gaur (bison) attacks in Kerala, India


Devdiscourse.com
Tue, 23 May 2023 12:31 UTC
Forest officials suspect that the bison that killed
Forest officials suspect that the bison that killed two elderly persons in Kanamala near Erumeli on Friday might have entered the human settlement to avoid poachers.
Three persons were killed on Friday morning in two different incidents of gaur attack at Erumeli and Anchal in Kottayam and Kollam districts respectively, police said. Chackochan (70) and Thomas (71) were killed at Erumely after a gaur, which ventured into a rubber plantation near here, attacked them at around 8 AM.

A senior forest official told PTI that Thomas, who was engaged in rubber tapping inside the plantation which was near the forest area, was attacked first by the gaur.

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More dead dolphins found along the beach in South Jersey

Bob Brooks
6abc.com
Tue, 23 May 2023 11:07 UTC
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More dead marine mammals continue to be found along the New Jersey shoreline.

Data suggests it's happening at a much faster rate than in previous years.

It was Sunday morning when Lisa Strano was walking her dog and saw yet another dolphin stranded on the beach in Sea Isle City.

"It was completely motionless. It was clearly dead," said Strano.

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Dead sperm whale washes up on beach in the Canary Islands


Canarian Weekly
Sun, 21 May 2023 12:57 UTC
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Bathers at Playa de Nogales beach in Puntallana in La Palma, found a large sperm whale washed up on the shore this morning (Sunday), which according to local reports, is about 10 metres long and weighs between 10 and 12 tons.

The Cabildo has informed that it can't be removed from the beach edge today because of the sea conditions on the coast, but a crane has been hired to lift it out of the water tomorrow morning to transport it by lorry to the port of Santa Cruz de La Palma.

Once there, staff from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria will travel to the island to perform an autopsy to confirm the cause of the cetaceans' death.

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