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Sharks, dying and decayed by the dozens, wash up on New Jersey beach

Hartriono B. Sastrowardoyo
Asbury Park Press
Mon, 25 Mar 2019 09:17 UTC
A spiny dogfish.
© Doug Costa NOAA/SBNMS
A spiny dogfish.
They're going to need a bigger boat.

About 60 dead and decaying dogfish sharks washed up on the beaches of Absecon Island, according to reports, and no one knows why. If you're one of those people that's worried about getting attacked by a shark while at the beach, the video below may ease your worries.

Some say the appearance of the sharks are a result of a broken fishing net, or that anglers purposely tossed the creatures into the water.

Capt. Jason Snellbaker of the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife disputes that theory, saying dogfish sharks aren't particularly sought after by fishermen.
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Woman still in hospital after 100kg fur seal bites her 'to the bone' in Victoria, Australia


abc.net.au
Mon, 25 Mar 2019 18:54 UTC
Gary Oliver used a long lens for this photo. He believes it is the same seal that bit the woman on the leg.
© Gary Oliver
Gary Oliver used a long lens for this photo. He believes it is the same seal that bit the woman on the leg.
A woman in her 70s remains in hospital after she was bitten by a seal near a boat ramp at Port Fairy, a popular seaside town in south-west Victoria, over the weekend.

Paramedics reported the bite went "through to the bone" at the wharf late on Saturday afternoon.

Seal 'lunged out of the water'

Helene Whelan and her partner witnessed the attack and helped the woman after the seal lunged at her.

She said they had stopped after noticing a crowd around the boardwalk.
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Doberman

Austrian court jails woman over fatal dog attack on toddler


The Publics Radio
Mon, 25 Mar 2019 18:46 UTC
canine attack
© Angela Antunes / CC by 2.0
An Austrian court has sentenced a dog owner to six months in prison after her Rottweiler mauled a toddler who died of his injuries weeks later.

Public broadcaster ORF reported Monday that the Vienna regional court convicted the 49-year-old defendant of serious negligent homicide.

Authorities determined the woman, who wasn't identified, was intoxicated during the attack. She testified she'd had "at most half a liter (17 ounces) of Prosecco."

The Rottweiler, which wasn't wearing a muzzle as required, attacked a 17-month-old boy walking with his grandparents, biting him on the head.
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Dead gray whale washed ashore on Malibu Beach, California

Sebastian Echeverry and Jane Yamamoto
nbclosangeles.com
Sun, 24 Mar 2019 14:11 UTC
Young, Dead Gray Whale Washes Ashore In Malibu

Young, dead gray whale washes ashore in Malibu
The carcass of a massive gray whale washed ashore in Malibu early Sunday morning, stunning beachgoers who said the decaying body gave off a strong odor.

California Highway Patrol in Ventura County said they received a call about a beached whale on County Line Beach "the size of a semi truck" at 3:11 a.m. Authorities said they reported the situation to Channel Islands Marine and Wildlife Institute.

As the sun came up, crowds approached the decaying sea mammal and began to take photos of the whale, questioning what the cause of death could have been.

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Doberman

Pet owner dead, 'attacked by her two pit bull terriers" in Irving, Texas

Elizabeth Zwirz
Fox News
Sun, 24 Mar 2019 20:48 UTC
PIT BULL ATTACK
A Texas woman died on Saturday after she was "attacked by her two pit bull terriers," police said.

Officers arrived at North O'Connor Road to help out the fire department, who was called to a veterinary facility about "reports of a woman in need of medical attention," Irving Police said in a news release on Facebook.

The fatal encounter took place at the O'Connor Animal Hospital, Fox 4 News reported, citing police.

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Fish

Lagoon's 'incredible refuge' may hold secret to coral survival

Thomas Moore
Sky News
Sun, 24 Mar 2019 12:21 UTC
Coral reef

Shoals of fish use the channel as a highway, dodging the prowling sharks
In a huge 'sea' in the Seychelles coral reefs survive rapid changes in temperatures and scientists are keen to find out why.

The secret to coral survival in a warming world could lie in Aldabra's vast inland 'sea'.

Coral reefs in the huge lagoon, which is big enough to swallow Manhattan twice over, survived the mass bleaching event in 2016 in much better health than those that ring the outside of the atoll.

Preliminary results from new research show that tiles placed on the bottom of the lagoon attract many more coral larvae than identical tiles placed on the fringing reef.
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Doberman

One-year-old boy mauled to death by two dogs in Fresno, California

Brianna Calix
The Sacramento Bee
Fri, 22 Mar 2019 14:52 UTC
canine attack
© Angela Antunes / CC by 2.0
A 1-year-old boy was killed and his grandmother was injured Friday morning after being attacked by two dogs in southeast Fresno, Fresno police reported.

Officers were dispatched about 11 a.m. to a home in the 5900 block of East Kaviland Avenue where they found the child suffering from dog bites, Fresno police Lt. Mark Hudson said. The officers performed CPR and the child was then taken by ambulance to Community Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

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Cloud Precipitation

Hundreds of birds die as massive hailstorm hits Newcastle, South Africa


SA People
Fri, 22 Mar 2019 14:17 UTC
Dead falcons

Dead falcons
Over 1,000 falcon birds are reported to have been injured or died overnight after a massive hail storm swept suddenly into Newcastle in South Africa, wreaking havoc in the space of just 15 minutes (see photos below). Fortunately for the quick thinking of local caring residents, more of the birds - which have migrated to SA from the Amur River bordering Russia and China - didn't die and will be rehabilitated.

Residents of the KwaZulu-Natal town awoke this morning to destruction with car windows smashed and shattered by the hailstones which were the size of golfballs (some said there were even bigger pieces, the size of tennis balls). Many roofs were destroyed, and rainwater flooded into homes. Even some pets sadly died.

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'Justin Beaver' sighting portends bad news for Washingtonians!

Christian Paz
NBC Washington
Sun, 24 Mar 2019 01:15 UTC
Justin Beaver
© The Wharf Wrats
A beaver was spotted in the Washington Channel Friday as cherry blossoms reach stage three of their development: extension of florets. This could be a bad sign as 20 years ago, a beaver family wreaked havoc upon the Tidal Basin's trees.
As Washington, D.C., gears up for cherry blossom tourist season, a toothy rodent has made a reappearance.

A beaver was spotted in the Washington Channel off the Southwest Waterfront as cherry blossoms reach stage three of their development: extension of florets.

The varmint was spotted Friday near the Wharf in Southwest D.C., scrounging on a piece of wood and staring into the distance.

The scaly tailed rodent, nicknamed "Justin Beaver" by the people who spotted it, could be a bad sign for the District's cherry blossoms: 20 years ago, a beaver wreaked havoc on the cherry blossoms.
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Strange virus may be killing turtles in St. Johns River, Florida

Brian Scott
Fox 35 Orlando
Wed, 20 Mar 2019 07:37 UTC
Softshell turtles in Florida may be dying to a virus.
© Tim Shortt / FLORIDA TODAY
Softshell turtles in Florida may be dying to a virus.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says an unknown virus may be to blame for hundreds of turtles dying in the St. Johns River.

According to a spokesperson for the commission, scientists at the University of Florida have identified a novel virus in 18 dead turtles discovered along the river. They say the virus seems to be a common link in the samples.

Since last March, FWC says more about 300 fresh-water softshell and cooter turtles have been reported dead or sick in the massive river. Experts say it doesn't appear the toxic algae is contributing to the deaths, nor do any other types of animals seem to be affected.

The commission says they will continue to take samples and study the virus in order to learn more about what's going on.

Comment: Mysterious freshwater turtle die-off in at least 3 counties of Florida

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