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Humpback whale found dead near Westport, Washington


seattlepi.com
Sun, 12 Apr 2015 17:25 UTC
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© Washington State ParksA dead baby humpback whale washed up near Westport
A dead baby humpback whale has washed ashore near Westport, Washington.

Cascadia Research told KING-TV they plan to head to Westport at low tide on Sunday to begin their investigation.

The whale was found about a mile north of West Haven State Park on Saturday.

Source: Associated Press
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Fin whale found dead in San Pedro harbor, California


CBSLocal.com
Sun, 12 Apr 2015 17:10 UTC
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© Joy Benedict/CBSDead Fin whale

An endangered whale found floating dead in the San Pedro harbor has been pulled ashore for a necropsy. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration worked with harbor crews to haul the fin whale to the sand. The necropsy was expected to last all day.

When high tide sets in around 5 p.m., the Coast Guard and NOAA will tow the whale 50 miles out to sea, where the carcass will sink and continue the circle of life.

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Man killed by elephant in Dooars, India


The Echo of India
Mon, 06 Apr 2015 11:27 UTC
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Asian elephant
A herd of elephants entered Karbela tea garden of Dooars on Sunday morning and started a rampage which cost life tea worker working there at the time.

The deceased has been identified as Nelson Munda. He was a contractual worker working at the garden when suddenly the elephant herd entered into the tea garden. The jumbos killed him before he could escape with his life. This caused a panic among the other workers and the work was halted for some time.

Angered by the repeated incidents of elephant attack on the tea workers there, the workers demonstrated against the tea garden authority and the forest department demanding security for working there. Later police retrieved the body.
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Man survives an attack by 3 grizzly bears near Wapiti, Wyoming

Penny Preston
kulr8.com
Sat, 11 Apr 2015 18:03 UTC
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Grizzly bear
A Wapiti man is charged by three large grizzlies at once, and he survived. Larry Dickerson said he also taught the bears a lesson they won't soon forget.

This is the time of year that grizzly bears are just out of their dens, and very hungry. That's why Wyoming's Game and Fish Department is holding bear seminars to keep people safe in bear country. That's most of Northwest Wyoming.

Biologists say grizzlies are not necessarily forest animals. They evolved in open grassy areas, like this right behind me. So, they could be found in a lot of places in Northwest Wyoming where people don't expect to find them."

But, Larry Dickerson is not surprised to find grizzlies anywhere near his home. He's encountered them many times in Alaska, and Wyoming. He took the Alaskan grizzly on his wall with a wooden bow.

He faced three charging bears while horn hunting in the back country April 3rd.

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77 year old pensioner eaten by wolf in Russia

Laura Connor
Daily Mirror, UK
Tue, 07 Apr 2015 16:39 UTC
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© CEN / Getty 'Living in fear': Neighbours say they want police to act quickly
The beast is now being hunted by armed police after the 77 year old was found in a pool of blood

A pensioner eaten by a wolf was just 50 metres from her home when she was savaged by the beast.

The half-eaten remains of Lima Ankudinova, 77, were discovered in a pool of blood by horrified neighbours.

The elderly woman was making her way home through thick snow when she was attacked by the animal, which is now being hunted by armed police.

Comment: See also: Another atypical animal attack on humans: Villagers viciously attacked by a pack of starving wolves in China

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Russia: Wolves Attack People in Karelian Town

Teacher Candice Berner mauled to death by wolves in Alaska

'Super pack' of 400 wolves terrorise remote Russian town after killing 30 horses in just four days

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Leopard attacks boy and father in Dhar, India


Hindustan Times
Fri, 10 Apr 2015 16:18 UTC
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Leopard
Two people, including an eight-year-old boy, were seriously injured when they were attacked by a leopard at Pipli village in Dhar district under Nalcha police station in the wee hours of Friday.

The incident happened when Gulabsingh and his son Sunil were sleeping outside their house. According to Gulabsingh, the animal first tried to pull Sunil into the forest.

"As soon as the leopard pulled him by the ear, he awoke and raised an alarm. On hearing his cries, I ran towards the wild cat to save my son," he said.

When Gulabsingh tried to chase the leopard, the animal let go off Sunil and attacked his father before fleeing.

The injured were rushed to the district hospital by locals.
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Leopard kills three-and-half-yr-old girl in Rampur, India

Bhanu P Lohumi
The Tribune (India)
Sat, 11 Apr 2015 15:39 UTC
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Leopard
A three-and-a-half-year-old girl was mauled to death by a leopard in Khaneri village in Rampur, 135 km from here, on Friday night.

Riya was attacked when she went out to answer the call of nature. Her mother realised Riya was missing when she did not respond to her calls. The mother immediately raised the alarm and a search was launched. However, night-long effort by local residents and Forest Department staff bore no result.

The mutilated body of the girl was found on Saturday morning, about 500 m away from where she went missing.

The Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Rampur, sanctioned an interim relief of Rs 25,000 for the family.
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Another woman trampled to death by elephants in Chhattisgarh, India: Eleventh recent fatality in district

Rashmi Drolia
The Times of India
Tue, 07 Apr 2015 14:47 UTC
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Elephant on a charge
Another woman trampled to death in elephant attack at Mayapur at Surajpur district on Tuesday. Herd of about 35 elephants present in the region have already destroyed a dozen homes in last two days.

Forest officials said that 25-year-old Pushpa was going towards her home with her two and half-year-old daughter when elephants attacked on her from behind. The incident took place early in morning when it was dark, official added.

Pushpa was pushed and chased few meters and she threw her daughter off the ground, before tuckers trampled her to death. Officials say it's eleventh death in tusker attack in north Chhattisgarh, while on Sunday, three women were also trampled to death at Korba district.
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Elephants trample 3 women to death in Chhattisgarh, India: 10 killed in 4 months


nyoooz.com
Sun, 05 Apr 2015 18:26 UTC
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Charging elephant
Terror prevailed at Korba forest region when three women were trampled to death at two separate spots by a herd of elephant on Sunday. It is apparently tenth death reported due to tusker attack in span of four months in northern Chhattisgarh, officials said. The incident took place at Kartala forest region when a woman who had gone to Charmar's Baridand's forest to collect Mahua fruit and was chased for about half a kilometer by herd of 10-12 elephants.

One of the elephants then caught her in the trunk and throwing her on the ground, she was trampled to death. Few kilometers ahead, the herd chased other two women at Chorbhatti forest in the same style, while the women were collecting forest produce and were crushed by elephants, JR Nayak, Korba divisional forest officer said. Police team and forest officials rushed to spot to find the three women dead, however, families of deceased were provided instant relief compensation of Rs 10,000.
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Attack by family dog puts 5yo girl in hospital in Queensland, Australia

Bruce Atkinson
abc.net.au
Sat, 11 Apr 2015 18:09 UTC
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Angry dog
The Sunshine Coast council is warning dog owners to take extra precautions around children after a dog attack that hospitalised a five-year-old girl yesterday.

The Beerwah girl is in a stable condition in Nambour Hospital after being bitten by her family's pet dog at their home just after 7:30am (AEST).

The attack left her with a six centimetre wound on her chest and the great dane-neapolitan cross has been surrendered to council to be destroyed.

Council's Shanagh Jacobs said people could not be too careful around dogs.

"People do need to be aware that while dogs can be a loving member of the family, they still are animals so they can act unpredictably," she said.
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