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Muskox attacked tourist in Norway


newsinenglish.no
Fri, 19 Jun 2015 17:12 UTC
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Moskus have roamed the mountains of Dovre for many years.
One of the large, horned musk ox that roam the mountains of Dovre in central Norway attacked a German tourist near the Kongsvoll mountain lodge on Friday. The tourist, a man in his 70s, was rescued after an ambulance, helicopter and police rsponded to the call for help.

There had been reports earlier in the day of the normally shy musk ox (called moskus in Norwegian) spotted along the E6 highway that runs over the mountains. Another hiker in the area reported seeing moskus on a trail in the area as well, according to wildlife authorities.

The extent of the German tourist's injuries were unclear, "but the man was conscious," emergency operations lader Wiktor Pederson of the Sør-Trøndelag Police District told state broadcaster NRK.
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Dead whale found at Malpe beach, India: 3rd in coastal district in 15 days


daijiworld.com
Thu, 06 Aug 2015 16:15 UTC
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Dead whale found at Malpe beach
In the third such incident of its kind in the coastal districts in the last few days, a dead whale was found at Malpe beach here on Thursday August 6.

The whale was spotted by the locals early morning on Thursday.

The whale was in a decomposed state, with the tail separated.

Locals suspect that it might have been hit by a ship and died due to injuries.

The whale was a rare sight at Malpe beach and attracted a number of curious locals.

Udupi city municipality workers have buried the carcass near Malpe seashore.
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Fox attacks man in Dutch garden


dutchnews.nl
Thu, 06 Aug 2015 14:39 UTC
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© Eduard Plate
A hungry fox pacing next to a chicken coup in the garden of a family home in Zeewolde has attacked the person filming its actions on a mobile phone.

Eduard Plate, who is a Flevoland provincial councillor for the VVD, spotted the fox hanging around his neighbours' chickens on Wednesday afternoon and started filming it. After a few seconds the fox turned and saw Plate. It leapt at him, forcing him to run off and stop filming.

Plate called in pest control experts who caught the fox and took it to Lelystad where it was killed, RTL news reports.

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Woman mauled by grizzly bear near Skilak Lake, Alaska

Kathryn Robinson
nbcnews.com
Thu, 06 Aug 2015 14:06 UTC
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An Alaskan woman is recovering after being mauled by a grizzly bear while jogging with a co-worker late Tuesday night, authorities said.

Gabbriele Markel, 20, and Kaitlin Haley, 26, were running on a trail along Skilak Lake, 50 miles south of Anchorage, when an adult grizzly bear came out of the thick brush next to the trail and attacked Markel, knocking her to the ground, police said.

Police told NBC News the two women work at Alaska Wildland Adventures lodge and were about three-quarters of a mile from the lodge.

Police spokeswoman Megan Peters said Haley ran back to the lodge for help while the bear was still on top of Markel.

Haley and several other employees ran back from the lodge, armed with bear spray, and saw Markel walking towards them. The employees transported Markel across the lake via boat and met with emergency officials, Peters said.

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Swimmer attacked by great black-backed gull in County Kerry, Ireland


rte.ie
Wed, 05 Aug 2015 13:00 UTC
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Great Black-backed Gull
A swimmer reportedly needed tetanus shots after being attacked by a seagull in the sea at Fenit in Co Kerry last week.

The attack took place last Tuesday afternoon, around 70m off the shoreline.

Medical attention was needed, senior county council officers have confirmed.

The gull swooped on the man, believed to be a visitor to the area, and returned a second time, even though the swimmer was trying to resist the bird.

The man beat the gull away, but it drew blood from his hand.

Lifeguards directed him to the emergency department at Kerry General Hospital, where he is understood to have received tetanus shots.
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Child seriously injured by family dog in Plant City, Florida

Marcus A Grayson
wtsp.com
Tue, 04 Aug 2015 18:21 UTC
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© Marcus Grayson, WTSPThe Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office says it was a 50-pound female boxer that attacked the child. Investigators are seen impounding the dog and her puppies.
A child was taken to Tampa General Hospital with serious injuries after being attacked by the family dog Tuesday.

Teresa Budd, a Good Samaritan and witness, says that though she was shocked by what she saw, and glad to be at the right place at the right time.

"He was tossing around like a dog does when they get into things (demonstrating a growl). He would go back and forth and attack again," says Budd.

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Carcass of deep-diving Cuvier's beaked whale found on beach at Discovery Bay, Australia

Bridget Judd
abc.net.au
Wed, 05 Aug 2015 17:49 UTC
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© Scott Baker Scott Baker stumbled across a dead Cuvier's beaked whale on a remote stretch of beach west of Portland.
The carcass of an elusive Cuvier's beaked whale has been found stranded on a beach at Discovery Bay in Portland, in south-western Victoria.

The deep-diving mammal was discovered on a remote stretch of beach west of Warrnambool on Sunday.

The whale species is known to dive to depths of up to 3,000 metres and can spend more than two hours underwater.

Scott Baker, who came across the carcass while hiking, knew the find was significant.

"It was very exciting, they're not very commonly found," he said.

After photographing the animal, Mr Baker contacted researchers for a second opinion.
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6 pilot whales die after beaching in Cape Breton, Canada


cbc.ca
Tue, 04 Aug 2015 17:25 UTC
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© Elaine LegaultBeached whales are shown on the shores of St. Georges Bay in Judique
Sixteen pilot whales beached on a shore near Judique, Cape Breton, Tuesday morning, sparking a rescue effort involving about 20 people.

Andrew Reid with the Marine Animal Response Society said 10 of the whales were pushed into deeper water and survived. Six others died.

Local resident Maggie MacIntyre said people gathered at the beach early in the morning for the rescue effort.

"There were between one and four people surrounding each whale," she said.

"For as many whales as we could, people were just trying to keep them upright and trying to nudge them out to deeper water."

MacIntyre said the whales ranged in size, including a baby that was less than a metre long and adults that were up to 3½ metres in length.

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Dozens of dead seabirds found on beaches around Homer, Alaska

Quinton Chandler
Alaska Public Media
Wed, 05 Aug 2015 15:16 UTC
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© KBBI Bishops Beach
The Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge is receiving multiple reports indicating a significant increase in dead and dying birds found on beaches in the Homer area over the last two weeks. The reports are coming from beach walkers and local citizen scientists dedicated to surveying sea bird populations. Leslie Slater is the Gulf of Alaska Unit Biologist for the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. She says the number of birds reported is in the dozens.

"So it's hard to give a real exact number of the normal number. I would say on a given stretch of beach we normally don't find more than one within a couple of miles stretch."

Slater says there are a lot of potential reasons for the increase in fatalities but the prevailing cause is likely tied to the birds' food sources.

"What we're seeing more precisely is that birds seem to be starving. That's sort of the ultimate cause of their deaths but something might be happening before that. We might be having a PSP (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) outbreak or another situation called domoic acid where these biotoxins can build up through the food chain and ultimately cause the deaths of these birds."
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Red-winged blackbird rides on red-tailed hawk's back

Ben Hooper
upi.com
Tue, 04 Aug 2015 18:51 UTC
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© Mike White"Hitching a Ride."
The U.S. Department of the Interior shared a photo from a wildlife refuge showing a red-winged blackbird hitching a ride on the back of a red-tailed hawk.

The photo, which was shared by the department on Facebook and Instagram, was snapped by eagle-eyed photographer Mike White at the DeSoto and Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuges in Nebraska and Iowa.

"We occasionally see territorial blackbirds (among others) dive-bombing raptors, but this is definitely something you don't see every day," the department said.

White's photo was titled "Hitching a Ride."
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