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Woman is dead following a bear attack in Ontario


wdio.com
Tue, 03 Sep 2019 12:09 UTC
Black bear
Black bear
One woman is dead following a bear attack on a secluded island on Rainy Lake. According to the Ontario Provincial Police, officers received a call shortly after 6:30 p.m. on September 1.

The caller said her 62-year-old daughter had gone to check on her dogs and had not returned.

The woman said she believed her daughter was attacked by a bear.

Officers responded and found the body of the woman close to a bear. The bear was killed.
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Cloud Lightning

Lightning kills 233 sheep in Jajarkot, Nepal


The Himalayan Times
Mon, 02 Sep 2019 14:59 UTC
lightning
As many as 233 sheep were killed after lightning struck them at Kushe Rural Municipality in Jajarkot, yesterday. Also, a total of 252 sheep went missing in the incident.

The death of sheep has farmers worried. Sheep rearing is a major source of income for farmers at Patan of Kushe Rural Municipality. Their livelihood depends on the domestic animal.

Durga Bahadur Rokaya, a farmer, said death of sheep would give him and his family a hard time. "Lightning has robbed us of our livelihood," he added. Rokaya lost 83 sheep to lightning with 62 sheep belonging to him missing.

Comment: In the same country 3 days earlier a lightning bolt killed 250 sheep in Jumla while in the adjacent mountainous region of Himachal Pradesh in India another 200 met the same fate on August 28th.

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Fish

Thousands of fish wash up on shore in County Donegal, Ireland


BBC
Sat, 31 Aug 2019 14:34 UTC
dead fish
© Amanda Meehan
Thousands of small fish have been found washed up on a beach in County Donegal.

The fish were discovered at Downings beach on Saturday morning and the cause, so far, is a mystery.

A holidaymaker told BBC News NI she was shocked to find the fish during a morning walk.

"The lifeguard said he thought the high tide had washed them onto the beach, but no one has ever seen anything like it before," Amanda Meehan said.

Various possible causes have been suggested to BBC News NI including the tide and rough weather.


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Attention

Signs and Portents: Two-headed turtle spotted on South Carolina beach

Chris Ciaccia
Fox News
Thu, 29 Aug 2019 10:37 UTC
The two-headed turtle stunned researchers.
© Sea Turtle Patrol Hilton Head IslandThe two-headed turtle stunned researchers.
Twice the body parts, twice the cuteness.

A two-headed spotted turtle hatchling was found on Hilton Head Island, S.C. on Wednesday, Fox 46 Charlotte reports.

Non-profit Sea Turtle Patrol Hilton Head Island posted the adorable picture to Facebook Wednesday, adding in the caption that although the mutation is more common in reptiles, it's still very rare.

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Attention

Signs and Portents: Two-headed timber rattlesnake found in New Jersey

Frank Kummer
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Fri, 30 Aug 2019 10:22 UTC
two-headed timber rattlesnake
© DAVID SCHNEIDER / HERPETOLOGICAL ASSOCIATES INC.Two-headed timber rattlesnake
David Schneider and Dave Burkett were out in the field this week scouring New Jersey's pine barrens for timber rattlesnakes, one of the state's most endangered species. But what the two herpetologists found was much more rare: a two-headed timber rattlesnake.

"I've been doing this professionally for 19 years," said Schneider, who lives in Pennsauken, "and I've never seen this before. It's really rare. Every once in a while, you'll hear a story about a two-headed snake, or see something online. But it's not common at all."

The two men work for Herpetological Associates Inc., a Pemberton-based consulting firm that provides experts for habitat evaluations or wildlife surveys.

Burkett first spotted the snake and called out to Schneider. Their discovery was reported in the SandPaper, a newsmagazine of Long Beach Island.
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Doberman

Dog bites baby to death in Volgograd, Russia


Crime Russia
Sat, 31 Aug 2019 13:43 UTC
canine attack
© Angela Antunes / CC by 2.0
The child died on the way to the hospital.

Volgograd investigators establish the circumstances of the death of a one-year-old child.

The kid died as a result of a dog's attack, the representative of the regional ICR Directorate Nataliya Rudnik said, Interfax reports. According to her, the boy lived in one of the settlements of the Nekhaevsky district of the Volgograd region with his parents.

"Today around noon, he independently went out into the courtyard of the household and headed to the neighboring plot, where the dog was on a leash," she explained. According to her, the dog attacked the child. The cries of the baby were heard by the mother, who was engaged in household chores.
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Doberman

Teen dies after being attacked by pack of 5 dogs in Knoxville, Tennessee

Travis Dorman
Knoxville News Sentinel
Sat, 31 Aug 2019 13:25 UTC
canine attack
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A 19-year-old woman has died after being mauled by a pack of dogs in South Knox County, a family member confirmed Saturday.

Adrieanna O'shea had remained hospitalized since the afternoon of Aug. 23, when five dogs attacked her on Crescent Drive.

A witness told deputies O'shea had returned to the witness' home to retrieve her purse after she had left it there the night before, according to an incident report from the Knox County Sheriff's Office. The witness said she was inside her home when she heard O'shea call one of the dogs by name and scream, "Help me!"

The witness said she ran to the door and saw five dogs attacking O'shea, tossing her in the air and dragging her toward a wooded area, the report states.

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Doberman

In the doghouse: Canine car crash culprit caught behind the wheel


RT
Sat, 31 Aug 2019 14:41 UTC
Dog in car
A dog's ruff ride has gone viral after he crashed his owner's car into a wall after being left unattended inside the vehicle, and was pictured behind the wheel at the scene of the crime.

Duke the dog was left alone in his owner's Mercedes in Aptos, San Francisco, and managed to get his leash stuck on the gear shift. As the canine moved around in the front of the vehicle, the leash pulled the car into neutral, sending it rolling backwards down the street, where it came to a stop after smashing into a retaining wall, taking out a mailbox and some trash cans on its way.
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Cloud Lightning

Lightning bolt kills 200 sheep in Himachal Pradesh, India


Sun Post
Sat, 31 Aug 2019 12:23 UTC
lightning
Lightning killed at least 200 sheep in Himachal Pradesh's Rohru area on Friday.

The incident took place in the Chohara region in the Kayath Thatch meadows in Sandashi panchayat.

The shepherds were camping in the open when lightning struck them. They have asked the government to be compensated in some way for the loss.

The state has been experiencing dry weather in most parts while some areas have had thundershowers.
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Cloud Lightning

Lightning bolt kills 250 sheep in Jumla, Western Nepal


Nepal24hours.com
Fri, 30 Aug 2019 12:15 UTC
lightning
Lightning killed 250 sheep in Sudi village of Tila Rural Municipality-6 in Jumla district on Thursday night.

Farmers in Sudi were in great sorrow following the incident. Lightning struck the sheep at Bhujawada pasture land following incessant rainfall.

Rearing sheep has been a major income source for the farmers of Karnali. Mahabir Rawat, a local of the village said that sheep belonging to Nunilal Rawat, Lal Bahadur Rawat, Jayalal Rawat, Banche Rawat and Dev Bahadur Rawat, were killed in lightning.
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