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Two people trampled to death by elephants in Tanzania


News24
Thu, 23 Aug 2018 13:06 UTC
Elephant
Two Tanzanians have been trampled to death by elephants in the north of the country, police said on Monday.

A 24-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman were killed on Sunday in the district of Korogwe by "elephants who had left the national Mkomazi park", said regional police spokesperson Edward Bukombe.

The little-known Mkomazi park runs on from Kenya's Tsavo National Park on the other side of the border, and is situated a short distance from Mount Kilimanjaro.

Clashes between humans and wild animals are a growing problem in parts of east Africa, as burgeoning populations seek to carve out a space for themselves.

Communities increasingly attack animals seen as a threat, while residents are injured or occasionally killed in these encounters, or have their crops destroyed.

Source: AFP
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Two brown bears attacked, killed and ate trainee ranger on the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia


The Siberian Times
Tue, 21 Aug 2018 11:54 UTC
Vadim Klabukov, 23, was ambushed by two bears that had earlier killed another bear and dug the prey into the ground along with some salmon.
© Kronotsky Nature ReserveVadim Klabukov, 23, was ambushed by two bears that had earlier killed another bear and dug the prey into the ground along with some salmon.
Vadim Klabukov, 23, paid with his life after flouting safety rules when he went to retrieve lost backpack in South Kamchatka nature reserve.

The graduate of Irkutsk Agrarian University was ripped and gnawed to death by the pair of brown bears on Kamchatka peninsula in the far east of Russia.

He had been with a group of tourists at a spot where red salmon spawn - and left his backpack.

Without informing his fellow rangers he left the Ozerny base and went back alone to retrieve it - but was ambushed by two bears that had earlier killed another bear and dug the prey into the ground along with some salmon.

Klabukov unwittingly went close to the 'cannibal bears'' food stash and was immediately attacked without time to use his gun or after going close to to a spot where the predator had dug its salmon prey. He died on the spot.

His gnawed bones were found at the site where there were signs of a skirmish.
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Man mauled to death by pit bull terrier in Rocky Mount, North Carolina

Corey Davis
Rocky Mount Telegram
Wed, 22 Aug 2018 19:55 UTC
PIT BULL ATTACK
A 75-year-old man was fatally mauled by a pit bull on Saturday, authorities said.

According to a press release, Rocky Mount police responded to a call about a suspicious event at about 2:30 a.m. Saturday in the 400 block of Buena Vista Avenue. Responding officers found the man dead at the the scene. Cpl. Brad Summerlin said the identity of the victim will not be released until authorities make contact with his next of kin.

Authorities said the man had sustained injuries from a pit bull located inside the residence. Summerlin said the man was staying at the home of the owner of the pit bull in the 400 block of Buena Vista Avenue when the attack occurred.
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Boy bitten by shark at Atlantic Beach, North Carolina


abc11.com
Sun, 19 Aug 2018 18:18 UTC
Shark attacks
Officials say a 14-year-old surfer was bitten by a shark at Atlantic Beach on Sunday.

According to WITN, the boy was out surfing by the Dunes Club near the Oceanana Pier close to 11 a.m. when a shark bit him two times just below his right knee.

Since the water was rough and cloudy, no one got a clear glimpse of the shark.

The child was able to swim back to shore and was taken to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said.

This is the first bite reported at Atlantic Beach this season.

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Beached humpback whale found in South Africa

Lauren Beukes
The Citizen
Tue, 21 Aug 2018 11:32 UTC
The beached whale.
© South Coast SunThe beached whale.
Authorities are on their way to deal with a beached whale that was discovered by beach-goers in Amamzimtoti.

Amanzimtoti beach-goers were in for a shock when they discovered a beached whale on Pipeline Beach on Tuesday morning.

The sight of gill plate remnants indicated that the four-ton sub-adult humpback whale was already dead, a beach official told South Coast Sun.

Parks department law enforcement is currently on the beach dealing with the whale, while they wait for the arrival of Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife and NSRI, who are said to be tasked with bringing a Tractor Loader Backhoe (TL) truck to dispose of or bury the carcass.

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Dead fin whale found on beach in Duxbury, Massachusetts

Chris Ciaccia
Fox News
Tue, 21 Aug 2018 11:23 UTC
dead whale
© Duxbury Police Department
A large, dead fin whale washed ashore in Duxbury, Mass. on Monday morning, with the local police department urging citizens to stay away.

Duxbury Police Department tweeted out the image of the whale.

"A whale has washed ashore on Duxbury Beach this morning," the police department wrote in the tweet. "Immediate area of the first crossover is closed. Please stay away so Marine Biologists and Duxbury officials tend to the matter."
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113 dead turtles wash ashore along 30-kilometer stretch of coast in Chiapas, Mexico


Riviera Maya News
Sat, 18 Aug 2018 12:00 UTC
dead turtle
The Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection says as of August 13, 113 sea turtles have been found dead in the area of the Tortuguero Sanctuary of Puerto Arista in Chiapas.

In a statement, the agency says they are continuing to work with the National Commission of Natural Protected Areas and monitor the area of the Tortuguero Sanctuary where sea turtles began washing up on shores in July.

They report that as of August 13, 102 of the 113 dead sea turtles are that of the olive ridley who are classified as Endangered by Extinction in Mexico. Numerous agencies continue to work on the reasoning behind the deaths.
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179 dead seals recorded along southern Maine coast since July 1

Marissa Bodnar
foxillinois.com
Fri, 17 Aug 2018 15:15 UTC
Scientists say it could take at least a week to get answers about what's causing dead seals to wash up on Southern Maine beaches.
© Marine Mammals of MaineScientists say it could take at least a week to get answers about what's causing dead seals to wash up on Southern Maine beaches.
Scientists say it could take at least a week to get answers about what's causing dead seals to wash up on Southern Maine beaches.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, 179 were reported since July 1, 114 of those in August alone. That's three times the average for the entire month of August.

"These numbers are obviously very concerning," said Public Affairs Officer Jennifer Goebel.

Goebel said 73 other seals have been stranded on shore alive.

"We're seeing these seals come in with poor body condition and they're having signs of lethargy and coughing and sneezing, so we're thinking of the possibilty is that it could be either avian influenza or the phocine distemper virus," Goebel said.
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Dead whale found on coast of Greenspond, Newfoundland


CBC
Sat, 18 Aug 2018 14:55 UTC
Josephine Kelly-Janes said she thinks it'd take a 'mighty wind' to free the whale carcass from the rocks.
© Josephine Kelly-JanesJosephine Kelly-Janes said she thinks it'd take a 'mighty wind' to free the whale carcass from the rocks.
A dead whale has washed up on the rocks near in Greenspond, close to the small island's causeway.

Josephine Kelly-Janes, who has a summer home on the island in Bonavista Bay, said she heard about the whale on Saturday morning and drove down to have a look.

"We put the windows down and the smell was so rancid, we had to put them back up," she said.

The body of the marine animal seems to be stuck on the rocks, she said. "The only way he will move from there is if the wind changes, and it's a mighty that would have to take [it]."
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Man mauled to death by pack of 4 dogs in Jamaica

Kimone Francis
Jamaica Observer
Tue, 14 Aug 2018 14:43 UTC
canine attack
© Angela Antunes / CC by 2.0
On July 21 Latoya Cole and her family members were to celebrate a special occasion, but tragedy struck in the wee hours of the morning, casting a dark shadow on a day that would have otherwise been filled with congratulatory smiles and well wishes.

As Cole's older sister Marsha prepared to walk down the aisle, news came that their 66-year-old father, Whittington, had been rushed to Spanish Town Hospital in St Catherine. He had been ripped apart by at least four pit bulls and Rottweilers and was bleeding profusely. Hours later, he died.

Cole, who spoke with the Jamaica Observer yesterday, said Whittington often walked when he was unable to sleep. He was doing this when the dogs attacked him.

"At 12:45 am he was walking in the community of Hampton Green. I can only assume that he was walking back home or walking out of the scheme when dogs attacked him. The doctors told me he said four dogs attacked him," Cole said.

The attack, she said, occurred at the intersection of Grant's Crescent and Locksley Avenue.
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