Increase in animals attacks

Shark attacks on the increase in Southern California
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A 46-year-old man was attacked by a shark Sunday, prompting temporary beach closures in Del Mar, authorities said.

The attack occurred around 9 a.m. Sunday about 100 yards offshore from the Beach Safety Center at 17th Street, according to the city.

“The victim was transported by ambulance to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla with injuries that are significant but not believed to be life-threatening. The injuries included bites to the torso, left arm and hand,” the city reported.

Lifeguards temporarily closed beaches for swimming and surfing one mile in both directions from the incident, roughly from Sixth Street to North Beach. A water closure will remain in effect until at least 9 a.m. Tuesday.

The victim was in a group of about a dozen swimmers who meet regularly to train in Del Mar, city officials said.

Last week a shark attack closed beaches in San Clemente.

City News Service contributed to this article.


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An elderly woman was gored by a free-range buffalo in Yellowstone NL Park, WY.

June 04, 2024

"In separate incidents less than a week apart, two children were injured"
June 05, 2024

Fifty-eight hundred postal employees were attacked by dogs nationwide last year.

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USPS highlighting National Dog Bite Awareness Campaign amid rise in attacks
The United States Postal Service is calling on Americans to keep their dogs under control while mail carriers make their deliveries. June 2-9 is the postal service’s Dog Bite Awareness Week, and this year’s theme is “Don’t let your dog bite the hand that serves you.” KTLA 5's Kareen Wynter reports. (June 5, 2024)

Woman's 2023 death was first fatal black bear attack on a human in California records, officials say
June 6, 2024
DOWNIEVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A woman found dead last year in a mountain community was the victim of the first documented fatal black bear attack on a human in California, authorities said.

The death occurred in Downieville, a tiny town in the Sierra Nevada, two hours northeast of the state capital, Sacramento TV station KCRA reported Wednesday.

On Nov. 8, Sierra County sheriff’s deputies checking on the welfare of a resident who hadn’t been seen for a few days found a broken door and bear scat on the porch, Sheriff Mike Fisher told the station. Inside were the remains of Patrice Miller, 71.

“It appeared that the bear had probably been there several days and had been feeding on the remains,” Fisher said.

It was initially believed that Miller died before the arrival of the bear and that it may have been drawn by the scent.

Meanwhile, there were many reports from concerned citizens about a bear repeatedly returning to the house. A state depredation permit was issued and a bear was trapped on the property and euthanized, according to Fisher.

Then came the findings of Miller’s autopsy, which were first reported by The Mountain Messenger, a local weekly newspaper.
 
An elderly woman was gored by a free-range buffalo in Yellowstone NL Park, WY.

June 04, 2024

"In separate incidents less than a week apart, two children were injured"
June 05, 2024

Fifty-eight hundred postal employees were attacked by dogs nationwide last year.

KTLA 5 News - Keeping Southern California
USPS highlighting National Dog Bite Awareness Campaign amid rise in attacks


Woman's 2023 death was first fatal black bear attack on a human in California records, officials say
June 6, 2024
DOWNIEVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A woman found dead last year in a mountain community was the victim of the first documented fatal black bear attack on a human in California, authorities said.

The death occurred in Downieville, a tiny town in the Sierra Nevada, two hours northeast of the state capital, Sacramento TV station KCRA reported Wednesday.

On Nov. 8, Sierra County sheriff’s deputies checking on the welfare of a resident who hadn’t been seen for a few days found a broken door and bear scat on the porch, Sheriff Mike Fisher told the station. Inside were the remains of Patrice Miller, 71.

“It appeared that the bear had probably been there several days and had been feeding on the remains,” Fisher said.

It was initially believed that Miller died before the arrival of the bear and that it may have been drawn by the scent.

Meanwhile, there were many reports from concerned citizens about a bear repeatedly returning to the house. A state depredation permit was issued and a bear was trapped on the property and euthanized, according to Fisher.

Then came the findings of Miller’s autopsy, which were first reported by The Mountain Messenger, a local weekly newspaper.
animals dont speak, they act.
 
Here is a article on how a woman fended the attack from the street dogs. Street dogs are always part of Indian streets, chasing fast moving vehicles is nothing new. But, this level of attack mode is new. probably all sorts of attachment stuff going on here.

 

Shark believed to have injured 4 people in waters off South Padre Island on Fourth of July​


Four people are believed to have been injured by the same shark while in waters off the southern coast of Texas on the Fourth of July, officials said.

Texas Game Warden Capt. Chris Dowdy told ABC Weslaco, Texas, affiliate KRGV that four separate incidents involving the shark, including two bites, were reported off South Padre Island.


 
A black bear crawled inside a tent and attacked a 3-year-old girl late Sunday at a private campground south of Red Lodge, Montana, near Yellowstone National Park.

According to her family, Madison Findley-Dickson was released from a Billings hospital Tuesday, but still faces a long recovery from her injuries. The family is from the Spokane, Washington, area and was staying at Perry’s RV Park and Campground.

Madison was asleep in a tent when the bear entered it and attacked her around 10 p.m., according to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP). The campground was evacuated after the attack.

Wildlife officials caught and killed the bear, a subadult female, the next day, according to FWP.

Wyoming Game and Fish personnel helped in a search for and capture of the bear, Dan Thompson, Game and Fish large carnivore specialist, told Cowboy State Daily.

The bear had no prior history of conflict with humans. It was likely drawn in because food, flavored drinks and other attractants were left unsecured around the campsite, FWP reports.

A GoFundMe campaign has been set up for Madison and her family. As of Wednesday morning, it had raised nearly $3,500 of a $5,000 goal.

Similar Grizzly Attack Was Deadly

Sunday’s black bear attack was similar to a fatal Montana grizzly attack July 5, 2021.

California resident Leah Davis Lokan, 65, was dragged from her tent and killed by a grizzly bear near Ovando, Montana, which is roughly 50 miles from Missoula.

She and some friends were on a long-distance bicycle trip and had pitched their tents behind a museum in Ovando.

The bear first appeared at about 3 a.m. in the morning but was hazed away by the campers. It returned about an hour later and attacked and killed Lokan, according to news reports from the time.

That bear was probably drawn to the campsite by unsecured food, according to FWP.

FWP agents tracked the bear down and killed it several days later.

The bear, a large male, was thought to have previously attacked chicken coops in the area.

Mark Heinz can be reached at mark@cowboystatedaily.com.
 
Lonely or Agressvie🤔
A lonely dolphin that experts say is possibly sexually frustrated is believed to be behind a spate of attacks along the beaches of central Japan.

Dolphin attacks have left more than 45 people injured in Wakasa Bay, nearly 200 miles (320km) west of Tokyo, since 2022, with most of the recent ones occurring near the towns of Echizen and Mihama.

After examining photos and videos of some of the attacks from 2022 and 2023, experts concluded that they involved the same male Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin.

The same animal could be behind this year’s attacks, said Ryoichi Matsubara, director of the Echizen Matsushima Aquarium in Fukui, although he hasn’t reviewed more recent footage yet, The New York Times reported.

The dolphin might be displaying mating behaviour, he said, noting that it was seen attempting “to press his genitals against people” in 2022 and 2023. He added, however, that many injuries occurred as beachgoers approached or tried to touch the dolphin.

Putu Mustika, a marine researcher at James Cook University in Australia, told the newspaper that “dolphins, when they are mating, can be very wild”.

She said that lunging on top of a human could be a sexual act and a sign that this was a “horny, lonely dolphin”.

Ms Mustika noted that the dolphin might naturally be aggressive and grow irritated when people try to touch it.

Tadamichi Morisaka, a cetology professor at Japan’s Mie University, told the BBC: “It is reasonable to assume that it’s the same individual as the wounds on the tail fin are similar to those of the dolphins seen off the coast last year, and it is rare for dolphins, which normally move in groups, to be alone for such a long time.”

A bottlenose dolphin named Moko gained fame in New Zealand in the 2000s for its playful behaviour with swimmers, although it occasionally acted in unsettling ways, like preventing a woman from getting back to shore. In 2018, a French town temporarily banned swimming after a male bottlenose dolphin named Zafar began displaying sexual behaviour by rubbing against swimmers and boats.

Japanese authorities have tried several measures to deter people from getting close to dolphins and to prevent dolphin attacks. They have installed underwater acoustic devices that emit high-frequency sounds to keep the dolphins away, and put up warning signs and distributed flyers cautioning beachgoers that dolphins can bite or drag swimmers into the sea.

They have also reduced swimming hours at some beaches and increased lifeguard patrols.

A few years ago, marine expert Tetsuya Matsuoka, who manages the Notojima Aquarium in Nanao, told Asahi Shimbun: “People have this image of dolphins as cute creatures, but they are wild animals after all. You should not go near them or touch them because they have sharp teeth.”
 
Lonely or Agressvie🤔
I believe Japan has had earthquake activity lately. I read something that made me think of this story, so I will post the link (also has a video) and this is a quote from the person who posted it:
"Actually something might be happening all over, we seem to be getting a lot of volcanoes going off and there is a whole lot of shaking going on in many' places. Tourists going fpr a swim notice sulphur bubbles coming up from beneath them, and the hotel seems to vibrate and shake, Scientist are making remarks about unusual activity. It as got so bad that Redacted has got in on the act , as it appears that major volcanic basins have come back to life after a long hiatus. In Rome the comments section tells of extreme heat and a very high amount of static build up where you can zap each other."

I am wondering if the dolphin is reacting to something happening in the water and is poking at people to "do something!!". I could be completely wrong, but I never believe the official explanation anymore.
 
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