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Elusive deep water shark captured off the Scottish coast

Richard Gray
Daily Mail, UK
Wed, 30 Sep 2015 17:37 UTC

A strange looking false catshark - which has being compared to a discarded sofa - was captured by marine biologists off the coast of the Isle of Barra in the Outer Hebrides

It has been compared to the ugly blobfish or a discarded sofa, but a rare species of shark has been in the deep waters off the coast of Scotland.

The false catshark, also known as Psuedotrakias microdon, was captured by marine biologists taking part in a tagging survey of sea creatures close to the Isle of Barra in the Outer Hebrides.

It was only the second time the fish, which can grow up to 9.8 feet long (3m) was found in the waters around Scotland.

Living at depths of up to 4,600 feet (1,400 metres), they have been found living all around the world, including off the coast of Canada, Brazil, Portugal, Iceland, New Zealand, Hawaii and Japan.

With its long narrow eyes and large heavy body, it swims slowly along to the sea floor, preying upon on fishes and invertebrates and scavenging on carcasses.

Elk rams Wisconsin hunter's car, puts hole in the door

Ben Hooper
upi.com
Tue, 29 Sep 2015 16:02 UTC

A Colorado hunter said an elk got its revenge by ramming his family's car and leaving a large hole in the driver's side door.

Loveland resident Matt Dixon, who spends about 30 days a year hunting elk, said he was driving in Estes Park with his wife, Melissa, and their two young children when a bull elk targeted their car.

"He came up from here and just started charging at us as he came," Dixon told KDVR-TV.

Dixon said the car was about 40 yards away from the elk when it started to charge.

Hundreds of dead wildebeest discovered in Tanzania

Africa Geographic
Mon, 28 Sep 2015 15:05 UTC

Dead wildebeest

Hundreds of lifeless wildebeest were spotted this morning in the Mara River in northern Serengeti, Tanzania. The sad sight was captured on phone cameras by safari guides.

The images below can only be described as tear-jerking. The pile of carcasses stretches into the distance and scavenger birds have already started circling the wildebeest.

Department of Fish and Game investigating black bear attack in Dry Valley, Idaho

localnews8.com
Mon, 28 Sep 2015 17:19 UTC

Idaho Department of Fish and Game is investigating a report of a black bear attack on a member of a hunting party over the weekend.

The attack occurred on Sunday, September 27 in the Dry Valley Area in southeast Idaho approximately 14 miles northeast of Soda Springs. One person was hurt in the attack. They were treated at Caribou Memorial Hospital in Soda Springs and released.

Biologists and officers with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game are currently investigating the incident.

Black bear attacks on humans are unusual. Records show this is the first such attack by a black bear in southeast Idaho since 2002.

Woman injured in rare black bear attack near Kalispell, Montana

Laura Zuckerman
Reuters
Mon, 28 Sep 2015 16:38 UTC

Black bear

An elderly woman has been hospitalized with serious injuries she suffered in a rare attack by a black bear outside her rural home near the city of Kalispell in northwestern Montana, wildlife managers said on Monday.

Few details were immediately available about the incident, which happened on Sunday afternoon near a lake west of Kalispell where dozens of black bears are known to roam but have rarely, if ever, attacked a human, Montana wildlife officials said.

"Black bears just don't attack, as a rule," said Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks warden Charles Bartos.

Wildlife managers are investigating and have set traps in hopes of capturing and killing the bear responsible, said agency spokesman John Fraley. He said he was not aware of another such case in his 24 years with the department.

Wrong place, wrong time: Yellow-rumped warbler and Hooded oriole seen in Alaska for the first time

Mary Catherine Martin
Juneau Empire
Fri, 25 Sep 2015 10:02 UTC

Just three days after a mother-son team spotted a hooded oriole in Juneau, two National Park Service interpreters spotted a yellow-throated warbler outside their offices in Bartlett Cove. It's the first time the bird has been seen in Alaska.

Steve Schaller said he and Emma Johnson spotted the bird Sept. 22.

"When we first spotted it, it sort of looked like a yellow-rumped warbler, but then we started to notice its behavior was different, and it had a longer beak," Schaller said. "We started realizing that this was something new."

Right now, the bird is feeding on insects, he said.

"It's coming up to the windows on the sides of the building, nabbing spiders and other insects," he said.

Texas pensioner and his dog train

Sputnik News
Sun, 27 Sep 2015 18:42 UTC

This pensioner in the US found a novel way to take all his canine companions out for a jaunt round the neighborhood, by putting each of his dogs in a carriage of his home-made train.

The man from Fort Worth, Texas, made the carriages from oil barrels, which he used to trundle the beloved rescue dogs round the neighborhood, headed by his tractor.

Wolf suspect in attack on ranch dogs in Wallowa County, Oregon

kval.com
Mon, 21 Sep 2015 18:06 UTC

Two dogs suffered injuries consistent with a wolf attack last month in a part of Oregon with no recent confirmed wolf activity.

A veterinarian expects both dogs to make full recoveries, according to the Oregon Cattleman's Association.

And the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said DNA analysis of samples from the injured dogs may help confirm the attacker was wolf.

On Tuesday, August 25, Buck and Chelsea Matthews found their dog Scooter on the porch of their home in rural Wallowa County with teeth marks on its neck.

"Scooter was laying by the front door when I headed out in the morning," Buck said in an Oregon Cattleman's Association press release on the incident. "I thought he was dead. He was laying on his side obviously injured and bleeding from his back and front legs."

Wolves kill 4 large dogs in beach country north of Winnipeg, Manitoba

cbc.ca
Sat, 26 Sep 2015 17:10 UTC

Wolves have killed four large dogs and injured another at cottage communities north of Winnipeg in the past two weeks, prompting a warning to pet owners in the area to keep their animals indoors.

Two dogs were killed in Hillside Beach and the third was killed in Albert Beach, said Victoria Beach Police Chief Stewart MacPherson, adding the latter dog was a malamute and the attack was "particularly severe."

"The dog was literally torn into pieces and a piece was found over here and another piece over here type thing. They really went to town on that dog," said MacPherson.

MacPherson said it appears there are three or four wolves attacking dogs, and they're quite cunning. They send a female wolf to play with a male dog, then the male wolves swarm.

Thousands of fish die when California lake runs dry overnight

CBS News
Fri, 25 Sep 2015 20:26 UTC

Walker Lake-- Thousands of fish are dead after a Northern California reservoir ran dry overnight, reports CBS Sacramento.

Mountain Meadows reservoir also known as Walker Lake is a popular fishing hole just west of Susanville. Now the reservoir is dry and all the fish are dead.

Residents tell CBS Sacramento that people were fishing on the lake just last Saturday. But it drained like a bathtub overnight.

Resident Eddie Bauer has lived near the lake his entire life. He says that this is the first time he has ever seen the lake run dry. He and other residents now want answers as to why and how this could have happened.

CBS Sacramento reports that Pacific Gas & Electric Company own the rights to the water and use it for hydroelectric power.

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Elusive deep water shark captured off the Scottish coast

Elk rams Wisconsin hunter's car, puts hole in the door

Hundreds of dead wildebeest discovered in Tanzania

Department of Fish and Game investigating black bear attack in Dry Valley, Idaho

Woman injured in rare black bear attack near Kalispell, Montana

Wrong place, wrong time: Yellow-rumped warbler and Hooded oriole seen in Alaska for the first time

Texas pensioner and his dog train

Wolf suspect in attack on ranch dogs in Wallowa County, Oregon

Wolves kill 4 large dogs in beach country north of Winnipeg, Manitoba

Thousands of fish die when California lake runs dry overnight

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