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Youth killed by bears in Odisha, India


Odisha Sun Times
Tue, 09 Aug 2016 20:34 UTC
Sloth bears are found in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan but shrinking habitats and rampant poaching have reduced their numbers
© Manpreet RomanaSloth bears are found in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan but shrinking habitats and rampant poaching have reduced their numbers
A youth was killed in a bear attack this morning in Odisha' Balasore district while engaged in farming land.

The deceased has been identified as Ganeswar Mallik of Budusahi village in Bhaunriabada panchayat under Nilagiri block in the district.

According to reports, two bears attacked Ganeswar from behind about 6 am today while he was channeling water to his farming land in his village.

Locals heard screams and rushed to the spot to find him profusely bleeding.

He was rushed to the local hospital where the doctor declared him dead on arrival.
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Fish

10,000 dead fish found on mile-long stretch of coastline in Crimea

Rachel Bishop
Daily Mirror
Mon, 08 Aug 2016 13:49 UTC
Footage shows more than a tonne of fish lining more than a mile of coastline of the Sea of Azov
© CENFootage shows more than a tonne of fish lining more than a mile of coastline of the Sea of Azov
Thousands of dead fish have washed up on a beach after suffocating as soaring temperatures made the water to hot.

Footage shows more than a tonne of fish lining more than a mile of coastline of the Sea of Azov in southern Ukraine's Crimea

Alarmed residents from the nearby village of Shchelkine complained of the putrid smell as the 10,000 fish decayed on the seashore.

Representatives of the Federal Agency for Fishery and the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resource Usage inspected the coastline.

A spokesperson for the Federal Agency for Fishery said: "This happened as a result of unusually high water temperatures resulting in a sudden decrease of oxygen in the water.

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Hearts

Humpback whales around the globe are rescuing other animals from orcas

Bryan Nelson
Mother Nature Network
Sat, 30 Jul 2016 23:42 UTC
humpback whale
© Wiki Commons
Humans might not be the only creatures that care about the welfare of other animals. Scientists are beginning to recognize a pattern in humpback whale behavior around the world, a seemingly intentional effort to rescue animals that are being hunted by killer whales.

Marine ecologist Robert Pitman observed a particularly dramatic example of this behavior back in 2009, while observing a pod of killer whales hunting a Weddell seal trapped on an ice floe off Antarctica. The orcas were able to successfully knock the seal off the ice, and just as they were closing in for the kill, a magnificent humpback whale suddenly rose up out of the water beneath the seal.

This was no mere accident. In order to better protect the seal, the whale placed it safely on its upturned belly to keep it out of the water. As the seal slipped down the whale's side, the humpback appeared to use its flippers to carefully help the seal back aboard. Finally, when the coast was clear, the seal was able to safely swim off to another, more secure ice floe.
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Juvenile humpback whale dies after stranding in Seattle, Washington

Christine Clarridge
The Seattle Times
Sun, 07 Aug 2016 17:10 UTC
From left, Jeff Hogan of Killer Whale Tales, Jessie Huggins of Cascadia Research Collective and Kaddee Lawrence of Marine Science and Technology at Highline College, try to keep a humpback whale hydrated after it stranded itself just south of the Fauntler
© Bettina Hansen/The Seattle TimesFrom left, Jeff Hogan of Killer Whale Tales, Jessie Huggins of Cascadia Research Collective and Kaddee Lawrence of Marine Science and Technology at Highline College, try to keep a humpback whale hydrated after it stranded itself just south of the Fauntleroy ferry dock Sunday.
Hundreds of people flocked to the Fauntleroy ferry terminal in West Seattle on Sunday morning to watch the dramatic — and ultimately heartbreaking — attempt to save a juvenile humpback whale that became stranded just 20 feet from shore.

Angela Wood and Michael Sughrue raced from Renton when they learned from the Orca Network that the approximately 30-foot marine mammal was in trouble. Both sat on a log looking out toward the water and cried silently after learning that efforts to save the cetacean had failed.

"We feel we lost a king of this planet," said Sughrue.

"It's devastating," said Wood.


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Wolf

Crazed dog savages over 20 people on two-hour rampage in Guizhou, China

Jake Polden
Daily Mail
Sun, 07 Aug 2016 17:23 UTC
The man hits the dog as it continues to bite him in the arm during its two-hour rampage
The man hits the dog as it continues to bite him in the arm during its two-hour rampage
This is the shocking moment a crazed dog savages more than 20 people on the streets of China before it is shot dead by police.

The video was captured on CCTV and shows the aggressive animal stalking a man in Guizhou Province before lunging at him and biting him in the leg.

The dog sinks its teeth into the man, who turns around in shock and attempts to bat it away with his hand and then his hat.

But the canine reacts too quickly and after dodging his efforts, jumps into the air and grabs hold of the man's arm - biting down hard.

The man swings around in pain while trying to get the dog off before eventually hitting it on the head with his hat.

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Black Cat

Man ends up in hospital after vicious attack by 'demon' cat near Dundee, Scotland

Harley Tamplin
Metro (UK)
Sun, 07 Aug 2016 15:12 UTC
Darren Scott, 24, was attacked by a cat in Invergowrie
© CascadeDarren Scott, 24, was attacked by a cat in Invergowrie
A sneak attack from a 'demon' cat left a man needing treatment at A&E.

Darren Scott was waiting for an ice cream van near his home in Invergowrie, near Dundee, when he was approached by the friendly-looking cat.

But its cute appearance proved deceptive as the pet bit the 24-year-old on the arm as he went to stroke it.

He told the Evening Telegraph: 'The cat came up and started rubbing itself against my leg.

'It was acting like it was all nice and friendly.

'I bent down and put my hand out but suddenly the cat jumped up and bit right into my arm — it was like a demon. It bit me and then just took off.'

The puncture the cat left in Darrens arm
© CascadeThe puncture the cat left in Darrens arm

Comment: See also: Vicious cat leaves residents scared to go outside in Holloway, UK

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Fish

Largest fish kill in 10 years in Nueva Venecia, Colombia


Strange Sounds
Sun, 07 Aug 2016 11:46 UTC
FISH KILL
Nueva Venecia is currently experiencing the largest fish kill of the last 10 years.

This new mass die-off in the area is blamed to low oxygen levels... Officials say.

Fish, fish and fish... Dead at the surface of the water! This is what fishermen of Nueva Venecia, Colombia, are currently reporting again.

Tons of them are floating on the water. According to officials, they all died from lack of oxygen. But due to what? Pollution? They don't want to say more!

These fish are the main economic resource for thousands of families living in villages around.

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Attention

Two dolphins die after stranding on the coast of Mayo, Ireland


TheJournal.ie
Sat, 06 Aug 2016 21:25 UTC
Stranded dolphins
© Aoife Foley/Irish Whale and Dolphin Group
Rescuers in Mayo have described an incident that saw three dolphins saved after becoming stranded on the coast of Mayo.

At the end of last month, the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) was called by a local resident and marine biologist Machiel Oudejans who could see the dolphins from his house on the Mullet Peninsula.

Arriving at the scene, the team set about helping the animals which had become stranded in ankle deep water.

"It is a lot more common than people think for something like this to happen. There are a lot of strandings, especially off the east coast," Aoife Foley, an IWDG member who attended the scene told TheJournal.ie.

Along with the help of a local man, the team were able to move the animals back out to deeper waters.

Out of the five dolphins, one appeared to be in worse health than the others.

When the beach was checked a short time later none of the five had made their way back onto the shore.
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6-Foot, 150 lb alligator removed from Massachusetts residence


Necn
Fri, 05 Aug 2016 11:10 UTC
alligator
Police in Massachusetts have captured and removed a 6-foot alligator from the backyard of a home with the help of workers from a local zoo.

Officers were dispatched to the West Springfield property at about noon Thursday following a tip from a concerned resident. They extracted the alligator with two animal control catch poles — one tied around the animal's neck and the other around its tail — from a fenced-off area in the yard

The reptile, which weighed an estimated 150 to 180 pounds, was taken to the zoo following its capture.
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'Cruel and inhumane': People outraged as Karachi authorities poison at least 700 stray dogs


RT
Fri, 05 Aug 2016 09:06 UTC
Dog killing
© Akhtar Soomro / ReutersThe carcasses of dead dogs are collected after they were culled using poison by the municipality in Karachi, Pakistan, August 4, 2016.
Pakistanis are shaming Karachi authorities over their poisoning of at least 700 stray dogs. City officials counter that the canines bite thousands of people yearly, and there is no other way to curb the problem.

Warning: you may find these images disturbing.

The poisoning of dogs got a fierce reaction from social network users, with most of them being outraged at the authorities' actions.

"Just bloody horrible", "Spread the word. Shame on Karachi authorities!", "No more cruelty" were just a few among the angry messages.

Comment: This is a shameful and inhumane act.See also: Series of drug raids in Buffalo, NY leaves trail of dead dogs and terrorized innocent residents

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