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Pensioner attacked, killed by a wild boar during a hunting trip in Italy


Unionesarda.it
Mon, 29 Dec 2025 12:12 UTC
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A retired carpenter, Luigi Rotondo, 70 years old, died yesterday afternoon after being attacked by a wild boar.

It happened in Vallemaio, in the mountains that separate the town from Sant'Andrea del Garigliano, in the Frosinone area.

According to the Carabinieri's initial reconstruction , a wild boar hunt was underway when a large ungulate charged the pensioner, severing his femoral artery . The victim's companions raised the alarm, immediately calling for help.

But the 118 staff could only confirm the death.

Carabinieri from the Pontecorvo branch are attempting to reconstruct the incident precisely. A report has been sent to the Cassino prosecutor's office, and Dr. Chiara D'Orefice is leading the investigation.
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Woman dies after being attacked by her own pit bull in her backyard in Campinas, Brazil


lnginnorthernbc.ca
Thu, 25 Dec 2025 10:57 UTC
PIT BULL ATTACK
A 25-year-old woman died after being attacked by a pitbull dog in her backyard, in Vila Industrial, in Campinas (SP), this Tuesday morning (23). The death was confirmed by the Military Police. According to the corporation, the victim, identified as Juliana de Oliveira, was the animal's guardian. She suffered serious injuries to her arms and abdomen. Rescue was called, but the doctor from the Mobile Emergency Care Service (Samu) confirmed the death at the scene.

According to the Military Police, neighbors heard the cries for help and tried to intervene to contain the animal. One of them tried to fend off the dog with an iron bar, without success. The pitbull was only contained minutes later, before emergency teams arrived. At the time of the attack, the woman was at home with her eight-month-old daughter. The child was not injured. The victim's husband later arrived at the property and helped control the animal.

The Fire Department captured the pitbull, which will be sent to the Campinas Department of Animal Protection and Welfare. Forensics were called in to analyze the location, which was isolated for technical work.

The incident was registered with the Civil Police, in the 3rd Police District of Campinas, initially as a suspicious death. The case will be investigated to determine the circumstances of the attack.
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Disturbing video shows pit bull attack 1-year-old on crowded New York City street

Steven Vago and Joe Marino
New York Post
Wed, 24 Dec 2025 12:09 UTC
Screengrab of the video showing the pitbull biting the baby's leg.
Screengrab of the video showing the pitbull biting the baby's leg.
A vicious pit bull attacked a 1-year-old boy on a crowded Manhattan street and refused to let go — leaving the baby with a "hole" in his leg, shocking video shows.

A woman — who appears to be the boy's mom — pleaded for onlookers to call 911 while she tried to pull the bloodthirsty dog off the child outside the Santander Bank in Union Square around 11:10 a.m. Sunday, according to the sickening footage and cops.

Several good Samaritans attempted to rip the black and white dog off the boy's left leg, with one repeatedly kicking the animal while another man put it in a headlock on East 13th Street and Broadway.

The dog owner yanked on the pit bull's leash, as the woman desperately cried out.

"Call the police. Someone pull him off! Someone please," the woman pleaded.

The dog — a 2-year-old named Disco Bubba, according to police sources — eventually let go after a man grabbed the canine's private parts from behind.

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3yo child killed in wolf attack in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, India - 13th such incident since September

Keshav Agarwal
Times of India
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 12:07 UTC
Locals in Bahraich said wolves have been roaming the area for weeks
Locals in Bahraich said wolves have been roaming the area for weeks.
A three-year-old child was mauled to death by a stray wolf after being dragged out of his home in Rasulpur village under Fakarpur police station limits in Bahraich early on Monday, marking the 13th such incident in the district since Sept.

The victim, Anshu, was carrying milk inside the house when the wolf attacked. His mother, Nankai Devi, was engaged in household work nearby. Hearing her screams, villagers rushed to the spot, but dense fog hampered rescue efforts and the animal escaped.

Police and forest department teams launched a search operation, and after nearly six hours, the child's body was found in a sugarcane field about a kilometre from the house. Forest officials said the wolf had consumed both of the child's legs. The body was sent for post-mortem.

Villagers said Anshu's father, Ram Manohar, works in Punjab, while his mother lives in Rasulpur with their five children. "She has now lost one of her children," locals said.
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Bear terror in Uttarakhand, India: Child dragged from classroom in second attack at same school


The Statesman (India)
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 18:07 UTC
File Photo: IANS
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Man - animal conflict in the Uttarakhand hills continues unabated, with a bear on Monday attempting to drag away a schoolboy from his classroom—its second attack at the same school.

Although the child was rescued due to the swift action of teachers and students, the incident has triggered widespread fear across the Chamoli district. The government has since deployed escorts for school-going children.

In a startling incident on Monday morning in the Pokhari hill area of Chamoli, a bear lifted a Class VI student of Harishankar Junior High School from his classroom and rushed toward the nearby forest.

However, the prompt and courageous response of teachers and students forced the bear to drop the child. The boy, identified as Aarav, sustained multiple claw injuries and was found in nearby bushes.

School staff members, speaking on condition of anonymity, said in a video that panic broke out as soon as the bear was spotted roaming inside the campus. Although doors of classrooms were shut immediately, the ferocious animal began banging on them.
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1,270 people killed in 18 years due to elephant attacks across the state of Jharkhand, India


The New Indian Express
Sun, 21 Dec 2025 12:18 UTC
The elephant herd from Jharkhand crossing a road in Raibania.
The elephant herd from Jharkhand crossing a road in Raibania.
In yet another incident of man-animal conflict in Jharkhand, 35-year-old man, Loknath Munda, was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Karma Sugiya Khira Beda area of Ramgarh on Friday.

This is the fifth such death in the last three days in Ramgarh itself, as four people were trampled to death by the herd of elephants in Ghatto OP area on Thursday.

Those who lost their lives on Thursday, include Amit Rajwar (33), Amul Mahto (35), Parvati Devi (40) and Savitri Devi (45).

According to officials, a herd of 42 elephants, divided into 6-7 separate groups, is active in this area, which is on a rampage, causing loss of life and property in the area.

Ramgarh DFO Nitish Kumar informed that 'Hamar Haathi' app provides information about the location of elephants within a radius of approximately 10 kilometers. He also appealed to people to move to a safe place if they receive information about elephants being in the area and to refrain from disturbing the elephants or taking photos or videos of them.

Notably, as per official data, more than 1270 people were killed in the last 18 years due to elephant attacks across Jharkhand.

Comment: Also pertinent: Four killed as herd of 42 elephants goes on rampage in Ramgarh District, Jharkhand, India

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Four killed as herd of 42 elephants goes on rampage in Ramgarh District, Jharkhand, India


Lokmat Times
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:28 UTC
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Four Killed as Herd of 42 Elephants Goes on Rampage in Ramgarh District
A series of deadly incidents involving a herd of wild elephants unfolded in the Ghatto OP region of Jharkhand's Ramgarh district, about 40 kilometres from Ranchi, resulting in the deaths of four people within a short span between Tuesday and Wednesday. The herd, reportedly consisting of around 42 elephants, moved through several villages, spreading fear and chaos among residents. The victims were identified as Amit Rajwar, Amul Mahto, Parvati Devi and Savitri Devi. Continuous movement of the elephants through inhabited areas forced villagers to flee their homes, while panic gripped the entire region due to repeated attacks.

The first fatal incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon near the Ara Number Four Feeder Breaker in the West Bokaro area, where locals had gathered to watch the elephants resting near the roadside. As some people approached the animals to take photographs, one elephant suddenly attacked Amit Rajwar, killing him instantly. Eyewitnesses said the animal repeatedly struck him with its trunk, triggering chaos in the area. The incident led to traffic disruption on the Ramgarh - Kedla main road, with several truck drivers abandoning their vehicles and running to safety in fear of further attacks.

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Texas dog attack: Man killed and mom, toddler hospitalized, authorities say

Rachael O'Connor
Newsweek
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:15 UTC
Harris County authorities detain a dog allegedly involved in the killing of a 62-year-old man.
© Harris County Constable Precinct 5Harris County authorities detain a dog allegedly involved in the killing of a 62-year-old man.
A man has been killed, and a woman and child injured, in an attack by multiple dogs in Texas.

Three canines, reportedly pit bull mixes, attacked and killed a man in his 60s in Katy, Texas, on Monday, December 15. He reportedly regularly walked the trail, and his family came looking for him when he failed to return.

The man was walking on a trail on Monday, around 10 a.m., when he was set upon by the dogs.

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Sergeant Jason Brown, a homicide investigator with the Harris County Sheriff's Office, said in a press conference that law enforcement responded to witness reports of a dog attack on Monday morning.

Witnesses were able to chase the animals away, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Newsweek has contacted the Katy Police Department and Harris County Sheriff's Office for comment on this story.

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One-year-old girl snatched, killed by wolf in a district of Uttar Pradesh, India -12th such incident in 3 months

Pathikrit Chakraborty
Times of India
Sun, 14 Dec 2025 12:00 UTC
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Panic gripped the area around Kaiserganj police station in Bahraich after a wolf snatched a one-year-old girl from her home in Jaruwa-2 hamlet of Godahiya No. 4 gram panchayat in the early hours of Saturday. The child was later found dead, while the wolf was tracked and shot dead during a forest department operation along a riverbank in the same village in the evening.

According to officials, the incident occurred around 3.30 am on December 13, 2025, when RV, the infant daughter of Ramkumar, was sleeping beside her mother in the verandah of their house. The wolf suddenly appeared, lifted the child in its jaws and fled towards nearby sugarcane fields before villagers could react.

The mother raised an alarm moments later, triggering panic in the village. Residents rushed to the spot and informed the police, following which teams from the forest department and local police launched a joint search operation in surrounding agricultural fields and riverine areas.

During the combing operation, the skull and skeletal remains of the child were recovered around 1.5 km from the residence, confirming the fatal nature of the attack.
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Sharp-Tailed Sandpiper from eastern Siberia turns up in Alameda, California

Deborah Crooks
Alameda Post
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 12:10 UTC
A rare, golden-toned sharp-tailed sandpiper walking in the mud at Elsie Roemer as the author first saw a bird she didn’t recognize.
© Bruce MastA rare, golden-toned sharp-tailed sandpiper walking in the mud at Elsie Roemer as the author first saw a bird she didn’t recognize.
A few days after I moved to Alameda, I set out on an exploratory walk of nearby Crown Beach. As I continued south on Shoreline Drive, past the bowling alley and apartments buildings and onto the sliver of a trail between a row of houses and the San Francisco Bay, my jaw actually dropped at the sight of hundreds of shorebirds—marbled godwits and western sandpipers, avocets and black-necked stilts, willets and black-bellied plovers—who were dabbling in the mudflats between the beach and Bay Farm Island bridge. A lifelong bird lover, I felt as if I had discovered gold.

What I'd discovered was the Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary, which to the many migratory shorebirds who flock here each winter, and the bird-loving humans who watch them, is as good as gold. I loved the place so much that my husband and I got married on its south platform in 2012! Flash forward to this fall, when I happened upon something else special there, a rare and golden-toned sharp-tailed sandpiper (Calidris acuminata).
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