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Category Archives: Animals
Cleveland Closes Park and Kills Coyote Mother After Attack on Dog and Bicyclist
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports on the closure of North Chagrin Reservation after a pair of aggressive female coyotes bit a bicyclist and a pet dog over the weekend. Officials have killed one of the coyotes which is believed to … Continue reading
2nd Degree Murder Charges Refiled in Arizona Trail Dog Confrontration
The Arizona Daily Sun reports Harold Fish has been charged again for the second-degree murder of unarmed Grant Kuenzli following a dog confrontration on a trail near Payson, Arizona
Mountain Lion Stalking Incidents at Lava Beds National Monument in California
The NPS Morning Report says they are investigating mountain lion stalking incidents at Lava Beds National Monument in California.
Posted in Animals, Big Cats, California
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Bear Coming Out of Hibernation Swats Illegal Camper at Hickory Run State Park in Pennsylvania
The Morning Call a 21 year old woman was scratched by a black bear coming out of hibernation at Hickory Run State Park in northeast Pennsylvania.
Denali’s Popular Alpha Toklat Wolf Killed 2 Months After Alpha Female’s Death
MSNBC and other news sources report that the alpha male Denali National Park Toklat wolf has been killed.
Elephant Kills Off Trail Hiker at Murchison Falls National Park
Xinhuanet reports that an elephant with a calf attacked off trail hikers at Murchison Falls National Park,some 350 km northwest of Kampala.
Posted in Accidents, Africa, Animals, Continents, General
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Hiker Survives Month With Leech in Nostril
News24 reports a leech lodged in the nostril of a Hong Kong woman after she washed her face in a stream.
Canadian Student Survives Wrestling Match With Cougar
Canoe reports a 23-year-old student in Canada’s Kananaskis Country Sheep River Wildlife Sanctuary survived a wrestling match with a cougar by throwing it off of him. Peter Bysterveld said he was walking with his girlfriend when the cougar — about … Continue reading
Man and Dog Begin Walk From Galveston to Elbert Summit
The Dallas News reports Jeff Robinson and his boxer dog Walker have started a 1,336 mile journey from Galveston, Texas, to the summit of Mount Elbert and the on to Denver.
Posted in Adventures, Animals, Colorado, Dogs, Highpoint (States) News, States
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Murder Charges Refiled in Arizona Trail Dog Confrontation
Arizona Central reports prosecutors have refiled the second degree murder charges against Harold Fish who is accused of shooting an unarmed hiker in a dog confrontation at a Coconino County trailhead near Payson this spring.
Judge Throws Out Murder Charge in Arizona Shooting Over Dog Confrontation
Azcentral reports a judge has thrown out the murder charge against a man who killed another hiker in a dispute over dogs on a trail in Coconino County.
Pneumonia Kills Most of Custer State Park’s Bighorns
KELO reports an outbreak of pneumonia has killed 175 of Custer State Park’s 200 Bighorn Sheep. It is believed to have been contracted from domestic sheep (which don’t get sick). The state may transplant more bighorns to replace them and … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Sheep/Goats, South Dakota
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Denali Park Alpha Female Wolf Killed
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports that the popular alpha female in the Toklat wolf pack, which has delighted visitors to Denali National Park and Preserve for years, was killed by a trapper outside park boundaries. The radio-collared wolf was killed Feb. … Continue reading
Fatal Fall as Woman Attempts to Rescue Dog in Olympics
The Olympian reports Natalie Ann Chambers fell 350 feet after attempting to rescue her dog who had fallen on the trail near Mud Mountain Dam. She fell onto the ledge with her dog 15 feet below the trail before falling … Continue reading
Posted in Accidents, Animals, Dogs, General, Washington
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Moose Stomps Iditaord Lead Dog and Jumps Into Sled
The Anchorage Daily News reports a moose on the Denali Highway stomped to death the lead dog of an Iditarod musher. Ramey Smyth’s as he zipped the dog into his sled basket with the early evening fading into a 50 … Continue reading