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39-foot humpback and harbor porpoise wash up dead on beaches in the San Francisco Bay Area

Amanda Bartlett
SFGATE
Mon, 18 Jul 2022 09:14 UTC
The humpback whale found washed up on
© Ted GikasThe humpback whale found washed up on Sharp Park Beach in Pacifica.
The carcasses of a 39-foot humpback whale and a harbor porpoise were found washed ashore on two Bay Area beaches Saturday afternoon, and experts from the California Academy of Sciences and the Marine Mammal Center say the causes of their deaths are unrelated.

Over the weekend, academy scientists performed a necropsy on the subadult female humpback whale discovered on Sharp Park Beach in Pacifica. Giancarlo Rulli, a spokesperson for the Marine Mammal Center, said the whale was "in an advanced state of decomposition" when scientists first visited Saturday and difficult to get to because of the high tide. Scientists returned Sunday and were able to perform the necropsy.

After collecting data, photos, measurements and samples from the carcass, they found that lacerations on her body appeared to be consistent with "an interaction with orcas," which was the likely cause of death, said Moe Flannery, the California Academy of Sciences' senior collections manager.

The whale was "missing her tongue, had rake marks, and had tissue damage around her jaw."

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Anthrax found in dead cattle at nature park in Croatia


Durango Herald
Sat, 16 Jul 2022 11:47 UTC
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Anthrax has been confirmed in dozens of cattle found dead in a nature park southeast of the Croatian capital of Zagreb, authorities said Saturday.

Authorities conducted tests on the animal carcasses after reports that the cattle had developed neurological symptoms, the Ministry of Agriculture said. It said all measures were being taken to contain the outbreak in Lonjsko Polje, a flood plain by the Sava River known for its unique environment.

The state HRT television reported that four people also have been hospitalized with light, skin-related symptoms. The report said 107 cattle have died in the past two weeks.
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3 villagers die, 2 hurt in wild bear attack in Odisha, India


Daily Pioneer
Mon, 18 Jul 2022 11:10 UTC
The villagers reportedly beat the animal to death.
The villagers reportedly beat the animal to death.
At least three persons were killed and two others injured when a wild bear attacked them in a forest at Samarsing under the Lakhna police limits in Nuapada district.

The deceased were identified as Ratan Majhi (60), Nakul Majhi (60) and Rabi Rana (27), all from Samarsing village.

According to reports, Ratan Majhi had gone to the forest on Friday for collecting firewood when he became a victim to a fatal bear attack.

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Woman killed and man injured in Rotherham, UK dog attack

Cash Boyle
The Guardian
Sat, 16 Jul 2022 09:02 UTC
dog attack
A woman has died after a dog attack in Rotherham which also left a man with potentially life-altering injuries.

South Yorkshire police were called to a property on Masefield Road in West Melton at about 10.15pm last night by a member of the public who said a dog had attacked him and a woman.

Officers attended alongside the Yorkshire ambulance service and found a 43-year-old woman had been fatally bitten. She was pronounced dead at the scene, despite the best efforts of emergency crews.

The man, aged 42, suffered a potentially life-changing injury to one hand, plus injuries to his other hand, abdomen and face. He was taken to hospital for further treatment.
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Elderly woman falls into pond and is killed by 2 alligators in Englewood, Florida


Daily Mail
Sun, 17 Jul 2022 09:28 UTC
Investigators say as the woman was trying to stay afloat, two alligators (like the one seen here) were seen swimming toward her and grabbing her before she could escape
Investigators say as the woman was trying to stay afloat, two alligators (like the one seen here) were seen swimming toward her and grabbing her before she could escape
An elderly woman was killed by two alligators after falling into a pond near her Florida home - with her panicked splashes attracting the predators who attacked her before she could swim out.

The woman, whose identity has not yet been released, was seen falling into an alligator-infested pond near her home at the Boca Royale Golf and Country Club in Englewood Friday night at around 7.47pm, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office.

Investigators say that as the woman was struggling to stay afloat, two alligators were seen swimming toward her.

They then grabbed her before she could escape.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and an investigation is now ongoing.

In the meantime, trappers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission have removed the alligators from the pond.

But her death is just the latest in a recent string of alligator attacks in the southern United States.

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Body of humpback whale washes up in North Wildwood, New Jersey


FOX 29 Philadelphia
Mon, 11 Jul 2022 12:09 UTC
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Residents in South Jersey woke up to quite a sight Sunday morning.

A dead humpback whale roughly 25 feet long was discovered under the docks in North Wildwood.

Tom Roberts says he never expected to see or smell a large dead whale during his weekend trip to the shore.

"It was gross. It was like all decaying and big bites out of it," recalled Roberts.

"You usually don't come to work and see a whale sitting across the other side of the lagoon from you," added dockmaster Nick Otton, who was one of the first people to spot the massive whale.

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Dead humpback whale washes up on beach near Cayucos, California

Chloe Lovejoy
San Luis Obispo Tribune
Mon, 11 Jul 2022 11:45 UTC
The carcass of a dead humpback whale washed
© Danna Dykstra-CoyThe carcass of a dead humpback whale washed up in the surf Saturday, July 9, 2022, in Cayucos.
A dead humpback whale washed up in the surf south of Cayucos on Saturday, drawing the interest of beach-goers who gathered to get a look at the carcass from the sand nearby.

Dan Falat, superintendent of California State Parks' San Luis Obispo Coast District, said his agency was monitoring the carcass with the help of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

The carcass, which was rolling in shallow water with the surf, was located along Montecito Beach, near Old Creek Road.

Observers said it appeared the carcass had been mauled, with large chunks bitten out, possibly as the result of an orca attack. "I saw probably a 10-foot shark ram itself (into the whale), like, three times," Weston Werner, 15, said.

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White whale washes up on beach in Victoria, Australia

Kerrin Thomas and Mim Hook
abc.net.au
Sat, 16 Jul 2022 11:36 UTC
The white whale has washed up on a beach at Mallacoota that is only accessible by water.
© Peter ColesThe white whale has washed up on a beach at Mallacoota that is only accessible by water.
A white whale has washed up on a beach in far-east Victoria, prompting questions about whether it might be the well-known white whale, Migaloo.

Local resident Peter Coles heard about the whale carcass on Mallacoota's local radio station this morning.

The carcass was on a beach only accessible by water, so he grabbed his kayak and headed out to take a look.

"I could see it from a distance, but it was a very odd colour, just looked like a lump of white and the closer I got, I could see the striations of its belly so it was obviously a whale," he said.

"I had a good look and got some photos of it just in case it needed to be identified by somebody.

"It was pretty spectacular, it looked like this beautiful sort of sculpture out of white marble.

"It was just unusual, so, so unusual and made for some great photos, actually."

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5th shark attack in 2 weeks off Long Island leaves man injured

Kyla Guilfoil
ABC News
Fri, 15 Jul 2022 11:36 UTC
shark
The fifth shark attack in two weeks off Long Island was reported Wednesday evening.

A 49-year-old man from Arizona was bitten by a shark shortly after 6 p.m. at Seaview Beach, Suffolk police said.

The man "was standing in waist-deep water when a shark came up from behind and bit him on the left wrist and buttocks," police said in a statement.

The victim was able to walk out of the water and was transported via a Suffolk County Police helicopter to Stony Brook University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

The attack comes nearly 12 hours after a surfer was bitten by a shark around 7:45 a.m. on Wednesday near Smith Point Beach, according to Suffolk County officials.


Comment: Shark attacks rose worldwide in 2021 - and 64% of bites occurred in the U.S.

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Second woman dies months after dog attack in Red Bay, Alabama

Elisha Fieldstadt
NBC News
Thu, 14 Jul 2022 09:50 UTC
dog attack
A woman who was attacked by a pack of dogs in April, sparking an investigation that led to the fatal mauling of an Alabama Department of Public Health employee, has died, authorities said Wednesday.

Michelle Sheeks, who was walking when she was attacked by the pack of dogs, died Tuesday, according to the Franklin County Coroner's Office.

The same pack of dogs on April 29 attacked Jacqueline Summer Beard, a 58-year-old environmental supervisor and a longtime employee of the public health department who was investigating the attack on Sheeks.

Comment: Details of the first fatality: State worker investigating dog attack is mauled to death in Red Bay, Alabama

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