Animals

Rare Steller's sea eagle native to eastern Russia spotted in New Brunswick, Canada

Aidan Cox
CBC News
Sat, 03 Jul 2021 11:56 UTC

This steller's sea eagle was spotted on the Restigouche River in northern New Brunswick.

The New Brunswick sighting of an eagle native to eastern Russia is generating excitement across North America's bird-watching community.

Forest Condo, a fisheries ranger with the Listuguj Mi'kmaq First Nation, was on the Restigouche River as part of his job on Monday evening, when he came across a steller's sea eagle perched in a tree on Gillis Island.

Speaking to birder Alain Clavette, Condo said he at first thought the bird might have been one of the dozens of bald eagles that regularly prey on sea bass in the area, but a closer look revealed its noticeably large, bright yellow beak and unique white patches on its wings.

"I was dumbfounded — like, wow, what is this?" Condo said.

"So I Googled it and that's what came up — the steller's eagle — and I was like, really, really surprised. What's that doing in our area? A bird that should have been in Russia."

Two killed by wild elephants in northern Chhattisgarh, India

Devdiscourse.com
Thu, 03 Jun 2021 11:32 UTC

Two persons were killed in separate incidents of elephant attacks in the forests of northern Chhattisgarh, a forest official said on Tuesday. The victim Mohini Bai (55) was trampled to death by an elephant in Kunkuri forest range of Jashpur district on Tuesday morning, while Dharamsingh Rathiya (30), died in a similar attack under Dharamjaigarh forest division of Raigarh district on Monday night, the official said.

Mohini, a native of Dholchua village, had gone to gather mushrooms from a nearby forest when she was attacked by a pachyderm, he said.

In Raigarh, Rathiya, a native of Gersa village, had gone to answer nature's call on the outskirts of the village when a tusker trampled him to death, he said.

Local forest personnel rushed to the scene after being alerted about the deaths and sent the bodies for post-mortem, it was stated.

Three-year-old girl killed in leopard attack in Nashik, India - 6th such death for district in 14 months

Tushar Pawar
Times of India
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 13:32 UTC

A three-year-old girl was killed in a leopard attack in a village in the Igatpuri tehsil of Nashik district.

The incident took place on Tuesday evening when the child was outside her home at the Kananwadi village, towards Bhandardara, in Igatpuri.

The child received serious injuries on her neck and died while undergoing treatment at the Nashik district civil hospital on Wednesday.

Initially, she was taken to nearby rural hospital and, thereafter, shifted to the Nashik district civil hospital here where she died on Wednesday while undergoing treatment.

According to the forest officials, the girl and mother were just outside their home which is on the outskirts of the village. A leopard suddenly pounced on the girl and dragged her a few metres away. Her father and mother started shouting as they saw a leopard dragging the child.

Sea turtles, dolphins and whales found dead on Sri Lankan beach after chemical ship sinks

South China Morning Post
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 12:21 UTC

More than 130 sea turtles as well as dolphins and whales were found dead on Sri Lanka's beaches in June 2021. Local wildlife officials are looking into whether the deaths are linked to the early June sinking off Colombo of the Singapore-registered chemical cargo ship MV X-Press Pearl.

Rogue elephant kills 16 people over 2 months in Jharkhand, India

Samaa.tv
Fri, 25 Jun 2021 10:11 UTC

A rogue elephant has killed at least 16 villagers in the past two months in central India after likely being expelled from his herd "for bad behaviour", a wildlife official said Thursday.

The mature male, believed to be 15 or 16 years old, has been on the rampage in the tribal Santhal Pargana region of Jharkhand state ever since he was separated from the herd of 22 elephants.

"It's likely he was in heat and was expelled because of his bad behaviour or sexual rivalry with other males," Satish Chandra Rai, regional divisional forest officer, told AFP.

"We are studying his behaviour and a team of 20 officials is constantly trying to track him because our first priority is to protect the animal."

The elephant, which is now on its way back seeking to reunite with the herd, has managed to outwit officials with his sheer speed and unpredictability.

Three killed, another 3 injured in bear attack in Jharkhand, India

Times of India
Sun, 27 Jun 2021 11:49 UTC

Three villagers, including two siblings, were mauled to death and three others injured in an attack by a wild bear near Barkol village at Burgarh block in Garhwa district on Friday evening, police said on Saturday.

The deceased are identified as Anit Gidh (35), his brother Sumit Gidh (38) and Raju Minz (40). Their bodies have been sent to the sadar hospital for the post mortem. Those injured were identified as Chotu Gidh (40), his wife Maryam Lakra (35) and Kamlesh Gidh (30).

They are admitted to the sadar hospital and one of them was referred to Rims in Ranchi.

Sources said some villagers were returning to their homes in Barkol village when a wild bear attacked them. While some managed to escape, the six were not so lucky and three of them died.

5,000 racing pigeons mysteriously vanish en route in UK, breeders speculate "atmospheric conditions" may be to blame

Ben Cost
New York Post
Sun, 27 Jun 2021 13:33 UTC

They flew the coop — and vanished into thin air.

Bird handlers are devastated after a mind-boggling 5,000 homing pigeons seemingly disappeared during a race across the UK.

"We've seen one of the very worst ever racing days in our history," pigeon hobbyist Richard Sayers wrote in a Facebook post chronicling the feathery fiasco, which occurred Saturday after 9,000 racing birds took off from Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, on a journey to the northeast. And while the 170-mile round-trip flight should've only taken three hours, over half the avian competitors were still unaccounted for as of last night.

They were reportedly part of 250,000 pigeons released in approximately 50 racing events across the country — with just 10% returning on time and another tens of thousands reported missing, the Sun reported.

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Dead whale washes ashore on Asilomar beach in California

Avery Johnson
kion546.com
Wed, 23 Jun 2021 12:18 UTC

A dead whale washed onto the beach at Asilomar Tuesday, according to the Hopkins Marine Station.

The station said it was a fin whale, the second-largest type of whale on the planet.

They said it appears that the whale had not reached adulthood yet and was about 40 to 45 feet long. Its cause of death has not been released.

Mouse plague ravages rural Australia, the worst in decades

TRT World
Fri, 18 Jun 2021 05:31 UTC

Australians at the centre of the worst mouse plague in decades say the rodents are nibbling on their hair and nails while they sleep. But as Sarah Morice reports, farmers are worried a government plan to use a highly toxic poison on the mice will also kill native animals.

Birds dying by hundreds in at least 6 states across America

DEON J. HAMPTON
AOL
Wed, 23 Jun 2021 14:34 UTC

Birds are going blind in the Washington region

Hundreds of birds are dying without explanation in parts of the South and Midwest.

Wildlife experts in at least six states and Washington, D.C., have reported an increase in sick or dying birds in the past month. The most commonly afflicted birds are blue jays, common grackles and European starlings.

"We're experiencing an unusual amount of bird mortality this year," said Kate Slankard, an avian biologist with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. "We have yet to figure out what the problem is. The condition seems to be pretty deadly."

Symptoms include crusty or puffy eyes, neurological signs of seizures and an inability to stay balanced.

Experts said the birds have been behaving as if they are blind and exhibit other abnormalities, such as not flying away when people get close.

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Animals

Rare Steller's sea eagle native to eastern Russia spotted in New Brunswick, Canada

Two killed by wild elephants in northern Chhattisgarh, India

Three-year-old girl killed in leopard attack in Nashik, India - 6th such death for district in 14 months

Sea turtles, dolphins and whales found dead on Sri Lankan beach after chemical ship sinks

Rogue elephant kills 16 people over 2 months in Jharkhand, India

Three killed, another 3 injured in bear attack in Jharkhand, India

5,000 racing pigeons mysteriously vanish en route in UK, breeders speculate "atmospheric conditions" may be to blame

Dead whale washes ashore on Asilomar beach in California

Mouse plague ravages rural Australia, the worst in decades

Birds dying by hundreds in at least 6 states across America

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