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Woman mauled to death in dog attack in Laredo, Texas

Justin Reyes
kgns.tv
Thu, 03 Nov 2022 11:20 UTC
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The Laredo Police Department is releasing more details regarding the death of a migrant woman who was found dead in south Laredo.

Residents who live near the 300 block of River Front are shaken up after learning about a woman who was found dead with bite marks on Tuesday morning.

Surveillance video from a nearby home captured the moments first responders arrived and found with the woman injured at the scene.

A south Laredo resident who did not want to be identified said she is both shocked and scared not just for her children but for the people in the neighborhood as well.
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Bar-tailed godwit sets world record with 13,560km continuous flight from Alaska to southern Australia

Graham Readfearn
The Guardian
Wed, 26 Oct 2022 13:41 UTC
A juvenile bar-tailed godwit has flown from Alaska in the US to Tasmania in Australia, covering a record 13,560kms without stopping.
© Johnny Madsen/AlamyA juvenile bar-tailed godwit has flown from Alaska in the US to Tasmania in Australia, covering a record 13,560kms without stopping.
A juvenile bar-tailed godwit - known only by its satellite tag number 234684 - has flown 13,560 kilometres from Alaska to the Australian state of Tasmania without stopping, appearing to set a new world record for marathon bird flights.

The five-month-old bird set off from Alaska on 13 October and satellite data appeared to show it did not stop during its marathon flight which took 11 days and one hour.

Tagged in Alaska, the bar-tailed godwit, Limosa lapponica, flew at least 13,560km (8,435 miles) before touching down at Ansons Bay in north-east Tasmania.
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Attention

Sightings of 2 rare owls in Maine may be an omen

Bob Duchesne
Bangor Daily News
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 10:13 UTC
This great gray owl was spotted in October in Aro
© Colin JandreauThis great gray owl was spotted in October in Aroostook County.
It's starting to look like an interesting winter ahead. Northern birds are departing Canada faster than Patriots fans leaving at halftime. Some of the more common birds have already washed over Maine, including blue jays, black-capped chickadees and red-breasted nuthatches.

It appears likely that Maine will enjoy another finch-filled winter. The Finch Research Network, a group of inspired biologists based mostly in Ontario, has noted a shortage of berries and cones across the eastern provinces.

The network's 2022-23 finch forecast predicts that fruit-eaters, like pine grosbeaks and Bohemian waxwings, will drop south in search of berries this winter. White-winged crossbills will likely come down in search of a better crop of spruce cones, though some may head farther west where the crop will be more robust this winter.

Comment: Britain set for a 'Waxwing Winter' with huge numbers of berry-loving birds heading our way from Scandinavia

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Female humpback whale found dead off Malcolm Island, British Columbia

Darron Kloster
Vancouver Sun
Tue, 25 Oct 2022 11:28 UTC
The body of a dead humpback whale floats off Malcolm Island.
© SAMUEL SALVATIEThe body of a dead humpback whale floats off Malcolm Island.
Scientists are investigating the death of a juvenile humpback whale discovered off the north side of Malcolm Island.

The female whale has been identified as BCX1847, also known as Spike. First documented in 2018, the humpback has been seen in the area around Port Hardy and Port McNeill every year since, says Jackie Hinderling of the Port McNeill-based Marine Education and Research Society.

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans and volunteers from the society helped to secure the severely bloated body to shore to ensure the animal and any evidence of its death didn't wash away with the tides.

Malcolm Island residents Andrew and Lori Pinch discovered the dead whale on Sunday while walking their dog.

The cause of death isn't immediately known. A necropsy scheduled for this week by Department of Fisheries and Oceans scientists is expected to determine circumstances around the whale's death.

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Britain set for a 'Waxwing Winter' with huge numbers of berry-loving birds heading our way from Scandinavia

Stephen Beech, Ben Borland
Scottish Daily Express
Wed, 26 Oct 2022 10:15 UTC
A waxwing feeds on berries in London in January 2019, as strong northerly winds blew the rare birds off course from Scandinavia
A waxwing feeds on berries in London in January 2019, as strong northerly winds blew the rare birds off course from Scandinavia
Large numbers of waxwings are heading towards Britain in what could be the first major arrival for a decade.

Ornithologists say the berry-loving birds, which breed in coniferous forests from Scandinavia to eastern Russia, usually spend the winter further south.

However, this year there are signs of a poor crop of berries in Sweden and Finland. Exerts say that without the vital resource, waxwings have to move further afield, reaching the UK and other western European countries as they search for food.

The last time that happened was in 2015/16 - but Britain hasn't experienced a good 'Waxwing Winter' since 2012/13, according to the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO).
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Doberman

Amazon delivery driver dead after apparent dog attack in Excelsior Springs, Missouri

Anna Kaplan and Joe Studley
Today.com/
Tue, 25 Oct 2022 18:30 UTC
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An Amazon delivery driver was found dead in Missouri after he was apparently attacked by dogs, authorities said.

Deputies were called to a home in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, about 35 miles northeast of Kansas City, on Oct. 24 after neighbors reported an Amazon van had been sitting in front of a house for several hours, Ray County Sheriff Scott Childers said.

The van had been running with its lights on, NBC affiliate KSHB reported.

When deputies arrived, they found the delivery driver's body in the yard, along with two aggressive dogs, according to Childers.

The dogs ran inside of the home, and Childers said deputies found blood on the doggie doors on the property, KSHB reported. The owners of the residence were not home and appeared to be out of town, Childers said.

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Dog mauls owner to death at home after going berserk in frenzied attack at guest in Sweden

Charles Wade-Palmer
Daily Star (UK)
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 14:43 UTC
The dog was destroyed in the quickest decision the county has ever made
© Getty Images/iStockphotoThe dog was destroyed in the quickest decision the county has ever made
A woman has been killed by her own dog which went ballistic at a man she invited round.

Police found the dog owner in her 60s dead at home and an air ambulance was dispatched to fly her injured guest to hospital in Robertfors, Sweden, on Sunday evening.

The deadly American Staffordshire bull terrier was detained at the property until it was agreed that it was in the interest of public safety to euthanise it.

According to Norrland University Hospital, the man in his 50s, who was first to be attacked by the dog, was moderately injured, Expressen reports.
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Pit bulls released from cages kill owner's father in Thailand

Neill Fronde
The Thaiger
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 10:03 UTC
PIT BULL ATTACK
A man died after being attacked by one of the seven pit bulls that were kept in the family home. The incident took place over the weekend in the northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima. Rescue units raced to his house after receiving a call, but it was too late to save him.

The 67 year old man was found laying unconscious with severe bleeding. He was covered with dog bites all over his body. One of his sons has been raising pit bulls and keeps them caged in the house most of the time. He kept three females and one male dog. Then three more puppies were born just three months ago from one of the female pit bulls.

The man's younger son said that the dogs remain in their cages almost all of the time. He added they are occasionally let out but had never attacked anyone in the past. When workers from the Hook 31 Rescue Unit arrived, the pit bulls had already been put back in their cages.
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Second child death within week due to dog attack in Madhya Pradesh, India

Gaurvi Narang
The Print
Sat, 22 Oct 2022 17:55 UTC
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A five-year-old girl in Madhya Pradesh's Bakawa village, identified as Sonia in news reports, lost her life Friday after being attacked by half-a-dozen stray dogs while on her way to pick up groceries from a neighbourhood store.

The girl's father, a labourer, was at work at the time, but her mother was home. She was first rushed to the hospital by passersby, and eventually shifted to the district hospital, but eventually succumbed to her injuries. Six severe bite marks were reported on her neck.

The incident comes close on the heels of a baby boy, being mauled to death by some street dogs in Noida's posh Lotus Boulevard society earlier this week
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Lightning kills 50 animals in Kashmir, India


thekashmiriyat.co.uk
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 09:50 UTC
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At least 50 animals were perished after lightning struck a seasonal house in Thanamandi area of Rajouri district.

The incident took place in the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday.

Police told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that lightning struck a dhok (seasonal house) in Bari Behak area of Thanamandi in which around fifty cattle perished.

A local man identified as Mohammad Junaid also got injured in the incident.
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