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Man dies following attack by his own pit bull terrier in Plainfield, Illinois

Dave Byrnes
Patch
Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:38 UTC
PIT BULL ATTACK
The 25-year-old victim most seriously injured in Saturday night's dog attack has died, the Cook County Medical Examiner's office said. The victim has been identified as Devin White, a resident of the 2000 block of Mystic Drive, Plainfield.

White was pronounced dead at 8:30 p.m. Monday night at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood. White was first taken to AMITA Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet immediately following the attack, which occurred sometime before 9:15 p.m. Saturday in a home on the 22000 block of Judith Drive in Plainfield. He was transferred to Loyola very early Sunday morning.

The three other victims of the attack, a 52-year-old woman, 25-year-old woman and 19-year-old man, survived with non-life-threatening injuries. The reason why the pit bull, which White owned, attacked them is still unknown, according to police.

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Mother wrestles river otter after daughter, dog attacked inside home in South Lakeland, Florida

Christine Cruz
wsvn.com
Sun, 09 Feb 2020 19:11 UTC
17-year-old Gwyn Ewert

17-year-old Gwyn Ewert
An alarming attack sent a girl to the hospital with multiple bite marks from an otter. The outraged otter forced its way into a home leading a mother to take action to make sure her family was safe.

We don't often hear about aggressive river otters, but by fighting its way inside a home in South Lakeland, experts said this otter was definitely not acting normal.

"My husband's like, 'Case, you just alligator wrangled an otter in the living room!'" said Casina Ewert, the victim's mother.

The otter learned that you don't mess with a mother's instincts.

"I think life is full of surprises, and you should just be ready for whatever," said Casina.

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Photographer captures one of the last 'burkitshi' females who hunts with eagles

Jade Small
The Mind Unleashed
Sun, 09 Feb 2020 11:53 UTC
The nomadic tribes of western Mongolia have used the golden eagle to hunt for some 4,000 years. Today, only 10 women still practice the skill of hunting with eagles.

The tribes of the Altai region have trained young men and women in the art of hunting with golden eagles for centuries. While training to master this rare skill the hunters form a strong bond with their eagles.

Known as burkitshi, golden eagle hunters were historically male — the ancient art being handed down from father to son. Women did eventually break through the cultural "glass ceiling" and became excellent burkitshi.

However, the number of female hunters has plummeted to only ten.
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Cloud Lightning

Lighting kills 4 mountain gorillas in Uganda

Javira Ssebwami
PML Daily
Sat, 08 Feb 2020 13:32 UTC
Mgahinga national park
Four mountain gorillas from Volcanoes national park in Rwanda have been found dead inside Uganda's Mgahinga national park in southwestern Uganda, reports The Observer.

According to reports, the gorillas are suspected to have been killed by a lightning strike on February 3. The deceased gorillas include three adult females and a male infant.

The Hirwa family of 17 members crossed to Uganda's Mgahinga national park on August 28, 2019, from Volcanoes national park in Rwanda.
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7 dead dolphins wash up on the shores of Spain

Isha Sesay
EuroWeeklyNews
Fri, 24 Jan 2020 19:54 UTC
One of the dolphins found washed up in Spain.
© Oceanogràfic Valencia.
One of the dolphins found washed up in Spain.
A total of seven dolphins have washed up on the coasts of Spain, indicating the sheer devastation caused by Storm Gloria - the worst storm that the country has faced this century.

According to the Oceanogràfic Foundation who work in collaboration with the University of Valencia and the Department of Agriculture, five of the aquatic mammals were found on beaches in Dénia, two in Valencia, one in the Saler and another in Malvarrosa.

On January 20, a calf and adult dolphin washed up in Les Marines de Dénia and the next day two dolphins were found on the same beach. On the 22nd three dolphins were found in Malvarros, Dénia and El Sales, one of which was a bottlenose species.
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"It's like a bat tornado": Australian town suffers as 'biblical plague' of bats terrifies locals

Elias Marat
The Mind Unleashed
Thu, 06 Feb 2020 14:31 UTC
thousands of bats
Surreal footage from the city shows a black veil of bats swooping down through the sky.

Residents in one Australian town are dealing with the fright of their lives after thousands of bats descended on them in an incident that is being compared to a "biblical plague."

A veritable "bat tornado" has enveloped Ingham, North Queensland, over the past several weeks as upwards of 300,000 of the winged creatures have settled on the town.

Surreal footage from the city shows a black veil of bats swooping down through the sky.


Comment: Batnado.

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Three Gray's beaked whales die after becoming beached on Great Barrier Island, New Zealand

Melanie Earley
Stuff
Fri, 07 Feb 2020 13:00 UTC
Three Gray's beaked whales beached and died on Great Barrier Island despite rescue efforts.
© Sarah Dwyer
Three Gray's beaked whales beached and died on Great Barrier Island despite rescue efforts.
Three Gray's beaked whales have died despite the Department of Conservation's (DOC's), efforts to save them.

One adult whale and two juveniles were found cast at Whangaparapara on Great Barrier Island on Monday evening, DOC confirmed.

Unfortunately, one of the whales was already dead but DOC managed to successfully refloat the other two.

Over the next two days the other two whales were found dead onshore, DOC operations manager George Taylor said.
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Netherlands' animal populations have halved since 1990 - Nitrogen the main culprit

Janene Pieters
Netherlands Times
Thu, 06 Feb 2020 11:52 UTC
Northern wheatear
© imagebrokermicrostock/DepositPhotos
Northern wheatear
Wild animal populations in both the Netherlands' open natural areas and in the agricultural landscaped halved since 1990, according to the Living Planet Report Netherlands published by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on Thursday. According to the report, the high nitrogen precipitation - largely caused by livestock farming - is the main culprit behind the decline, NU.nl reports.

Due to too high nitrogen precipitation, special plant species that are important for butterflies and insects are overgrown by fast-growing grasses that like nitrogen. The insects that live off these plants disappear, which in turn has a negative influence on insect-eating animals, like birds and reptiles. The black grouse, northern wheatear and tree lark are among the bird species currently threatened in the Netherlands. The tawny pipit has completely disappeared.

The animal populations in the heathland saw the biggest decline over the past three decades. In certain heath areas, the size of the animal populations decreased by 70 percent. Animals in the agricultural areas halved due to intensive agriculture, desiccation, and the use of pesticides.
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Butterfly

The vanishing of natural wilderness sounds

Seth Adams
HIgh Country News
Thu, 06 Feb 2020 18:06 UTC
Arrigetch Peaks, Alaska
© Floris Van Breugel
Arrigetch Peaks, Alaska
A photographer and audio researchers document the soundscapes of remote national parks in Alaska.

We often see images depicting wilderness landscapes, but what do those places sound like? Among the hours and days of remote sound recordings they've collected in Alaska's Arrigetch Basin, researchers Davyd Betchkal and Dan Walsh with the National Park Service have uncovered gems like this duet between a golden-crowned sparrow and an American robin.
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76-year-old man who used wheelchair killed by pack of dogs in Attala County, Mississippi


wlox.com
Wed, 05 Feb 2020 11:40 UTC
dog attack

An Attala County community shocked tonight after a 76-year-old disabled man is mauled to death by four dogs. It happened Thursday on Highway 14 West at a home in the Palestine community.

Sheriff Tim Nail identifies the victim as Harvey Harmon, Jr.

"It hard to imagine you live for 76 years and in an instance like that you die from a dog attack that. I am sure was very horrifying," said Sheriff Tim Nail.

According to the sheriff, two pit bulls and two mixed breed strays mauled Harvey Harmon, Jr. January 30th on Highway 14 in his front yard. When deputies arrived, the wheelchair bound man found on the ground, dead. The motive for the killing is still a mystery.
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