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Man killed after being attacked by dog in Dunklin County, Missouri

Josh Seabaugh
kfvs12.com
Thu, 26 Sep 2024 10:57 UTC
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A man is dead after being attacked by a dog in Dunklin County, Missouri.

According to the Dunklin County Sheriff's Office, on Wednesday, September 25 at around 3:41 p.m., deputies were dispatched to 203 W. Mulberry Street in Cardwell in response to an animal-related call.

Deputies received information that a 72-year-old male had fallen to the ground and could not get up. A dog had attacked him and he appeared to be unresponsive.

While deputies were en route, Dunklin County Communications updated the deputies with information that first responders were on the scene but were unable to get access to the victim due to the presence of multiple aggressive dogs.
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Lowest number of UK butterflies ever recorded during summer of 2024 due to wet weather


BBC
Thu, 26 Sep 2024 12:37 UTC
The common blue butterfly has had one of the worst summers on record for the count
© BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION/IAN A KIRKThe common blue butterfly has had one of the worst summers on record for the count
A butterfly conservation charity has declared a national butterfly emergency after fewer winged insects than ever were spotted in its annual count this summer.

The Big Butterfly Count is a nature survey organised by the wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation that takes place in the UK each year.

It involves volunteers spending 15 minutes outdoors to count how many butterflies they see, and what they look like, to help give the charity a better picture of how butterflies are doing on the UK.

The results of this year's Big Butterfly Count saw the lowest number spotted in the survey's 14-year history, with more than 9,000 reports not seeing a single butterfly.

Butterfly Conservation has called on the government to declare an emergency after publishing their findings.

Comment: This from The Guardian at the end of July:
Butterfly numbers are the lowest on record in the UK after a wet spring and summer dampened their chances of mating.

Butterfly Conservation, which runs the Big Butterfly Count, sounded the alarm after this year's count revealed the worst numbers since it began 14 years ago.

Many people have noticed the lack of fluttering insects in their gardens. Experts say this is due to the unusually wet conditions so far in 2024. Climate breakdown means the UK is more likely to face extremes in weather, and the natural rhythms of the seasons that insects such as butterflies are used to can no longer be relied on.

The UK had its wettest spring since 1986 and the sixth wettest on record, as an average 301.7mm (11.87in) of rain fell across March, April and May, nearly a third (32%) more than usual for the season.


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Huge python grabs woman as she's doing dishes, squeezes her for 2 hours in Thailand

Emily Crane
New York Post
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 11:54 UTC
Arom Arunroj, 64,
© APArom Arunroj, 64, was cleaning up in her kitchen just outside Bangkok on Tuesday night the massive python wrapped itself around her torso.
A Thai woman somehow survived a terrifying encounter with a huge python after the 16-foot snake wrapped itself around her waist as she was doing dishes — and then squeezed her tightly for two hours.

Arom Arunroj, 64, was cleaning up in her kitchen just outside Bangkok on Tuesday night when she felt a sharp pain in her thigh and looked down to see a massive python taking hold of her, Thailand's Thairath newspaper reported.

"I was about to scoop some water and when I sat down it bit me immediately," Arunroj told the outlet. "When I looked I saw the snake wrapping around me."

"I grabbed it by the head, but it wouldn't release me," she continued. "It only tightened."

The snake continued to coil around Arunroj's waist until she could no longer stand, forcing her to prop herself up against the kitchen door as she screamed for help.

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Bear breaks into home and mauls father and son to death after killing 35 dogs in Russia

Will Stewart, Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas
Mirror
Wed, 25 Sep 2024 11:33 UTC
The bear was shot after police declared a curfew (
The bear was shot after police declared a curfew.
A raging brown bear mauled a father and son to death after breaking into their home just hours after it killed 35 dogs in a shelter.

The man-eating beast broke into the house in the Primorsky region of Russia before killing and devouring the father and son, aged 87 and 56. Hunting inspectors were immediately ordered to track down and kill the bear after it was feared it could strike again - and hours later, they found and shot the predator. Police had cordoned off the village and stood guard to protect terrified locals. A night curfew was also imposed.

Harrowing pictures showed the mauled corpses of the men and the dogs. Bear expert Sergey Aramilev said the animal's behaviour was not typical for the species, and it is likely the beast had been wounded by hunters, or was deranged and aggressive from rabies. He said: "If the bear kills people, then it was either injured by a person or sick with rabies. A healthy bear would definitely not do this, it would not even come close to a populated area."
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Chimpanzee kills infant in Guinea


New York Post
Thu, 26 Sep 2024 11:14 UTC
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People living near a chimpanzee research center in Guinea attacked the facility on Friday after a woman said one of the animals had killed her infant, the center's managers said.

An angry crowd ransacked the building, destroying and setting fire to equipment including drones, computers and over 200 documents, the center's managers said.

Eyewitnesses said the crowd was reacting to the news that the mutilated body of an infant had been found nearly two miles from the Nimba Mountains Nature Reserve, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The child's mother, Seny Zogba, told Reuters she was working in a cassava field when a chimpanzee came up from behind, bit her and pulled her baby into the forest.
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Pit bull attack claims life of elderly cyclist in Thailand

Bright Choomanee
The Thaiger
Wed, 25 Sep 2024 10:09 UTC
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A pit bull attack resulted in the tragic death of a 67 year old woman while she was cycling, leading the owner to declare an inability to care for the dog any longer.

At 4.30pm yesterday, September 24, Police Lieutenant Kritchatha Pathumkaew from Sam Khok Police Station in Pathum Thani received a report of a fatal pit bull attack in an unnamed alley, Village 1, Chiang Rak Noi Subdistrict, Sam Khok district, Pathum Thani. Police, including the police, forensic scientists from the Ministry of Justice, and rescue teams from the Po Tek Tung Foundation, promptly arrived at the scene.

Despite rescue efforts, the victim, identified as Daeng Thamthanta, succumbed to her injuries. The 67 year old resident of Sam Khok district had suffered severe wounds from the dog attack. Nearby, a blood-stained bicycle lay on the roadside, evidencing the brutal encounter.

Prathueng Nakpradit, a 76 year old witness, recounted hearing the sound of dogs fighting. Upon investigating, she discovered Daeng being mauled by the pit bull. Prathuang recognised the victim and called for help, shouting to Daeng's son to assist. He quickly arrived and moved his injured mother to a safer location.

Comment: On the same day a pack of stray dogs killed a 6-year-old boy in Uttar Pradesh, India.

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Two swimmers recount separate sea lion attacks in Mission Beach, California

Spencer Soicher
10news.com
Tue, 24 Sep 2024 13:00 UTC
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Two people say they were victims in separate attacks by a sea lion at Mission Beach on Friday.

Both victims, a 61-year-old man who was swimming and a woman who was snorkeling near Mission Point Park, were taken to the hospital.

Matt Beatty was halfway done with his daily ocean swim near the lifeguard station Friday night at Mision Beach when he felt more than just a tug on his leg.

"I feel this bite on my leg," he said of the initial encounter. "It didn't hurt much, but it was like a pull, and then I punched it, punched the animal thinking it was a shark because I've heard that that's what you do with sharks, and they go away. Then the sea lion went around and tried to attack me again."

Beatty, who swims daily at Mission Beach, quickly realized this wasn't a shark or one of the friendlier sea lions he'd seen on dozens of occasions.

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300 Nazca geoglyphs discovered in groundbreaking AI study

Harry baker
Live Science
Mon, 23 Sep 2024 19:00 UTC
Scientists used AI to find 303 never-before-seen geoglyphs in Peru's Nazca Desert, including abstract humanoid figures, ancient ceremonies, "decapitated heads" and a "killer whale holding a knife."
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© Masato SakaiA 72-foot-long "killer whale holding a knife" was one of the standout geoglyphs identified in the new study.
Scientists have discovered more than 300 never-before-seen Nazca Lines in Peru — including alien-looking humanoid figures, decapitated heads, potential historic ceremonies and a surprisingly well-armed orca.

The staggering new haul was unearthed in just six months with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) and almost doubles the number of known geoglyphs in the region.

The Nazca Lines are a group of large human-carved geoglyphs located in a roughly 170-square-mile (440 square kilometers) area of Peru's Nazca Desert. The ancient artworks were likely created between 200 B.C. to A.D. 500 by members of the pre-Incan civilization, known as the Nazca (or Nasca), who removed the upper layers of the desert's red-tinged surface pebbles to reveal sections of lighter soil in a wide range of different shapes and sizes.

Researchers had already found around 430 Nazca Lines since the mysterious shapes were rediscovered by airplane passengers in the 1920s. Most of these geoglyphs were identified in the last 20 years thanks to advancements in satellite imagery. However, the rate at which new lines are being discovered has started to slow, and researchers suspect that any remaining shapes are too faint to be easily spotted by the human eye.
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Another dog attack, another child: Boy, 4, mauled to death by pack of stray dogs in Uttar Pradesh, India


ETV Bharat
Fri, 20 Sep 2024 13:29 UTC
Women grieve the death of a boy in dog attack in Saharanpur
© ETV BharatWomen grieve the death of a boy in dog attack in Saharanpur
In another heart wrenching case of canine terror, a four-year-old boy was mauled to death by stray dogs in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur district on Thursday.

The incident unfolded in Rampur Maniharan police station area, where a pack of ferocious dogs attacked the boy while he was playing. It is learnt that the boy identified as Vishant, son of Vinay, a resident of village Mazra Qazipura of Rampur Maniharan police station area, was playing in the field on Thursday when a pack of dogs attacked Vishant.

Hearing the boy's screams, his father Vinay and mother Sapna, who were working in the field, ran towards the spot. But, before they could reach the spot, the pack of dogs dragged the child and entered the field leaving him writhing in pain due to grievous injuries in his belly.
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Tiger kills cattle herder in a district of Maharashtra, India - 19th such fatality for the area in 2024


Times of India
Fri, 20 Sep 2024 11:39 UTC
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A 65-year-old cattle herder was mauled to death by a tiger in Mul (buffer) range of the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) on Thursday evening. This is the 20th human kill in predator attacks in Chandrapur district this year.

The victim, identified as Devaji Raut of Chicholi village, was accompanied by fellow herders, when he ventured into compartment number 756 of the Katwan reserve forest with his cattle.

At around 5pm, a tiger attacked Raut and killed him on the spot. His companions narrowly escaped and alerted the villagers and foresters.

Forest department officials removed the body after inquest formality. Officials also extended immediate financial assistance of Rs20,000 to Raut's family. Officials claimed that an alert has been issued in the surrounding areas, and locals have been advised to remain cautious.

Comment: Also recently: Woman killed by tiger in village in Maharashtra, India - 5th such incident for the area in 7 months

Related: 349 people killed in tiger attacks during past 5 years in India

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