Click here for updates on this story TUOLUMNE COUNTY, California (KOVR) — The California Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed when they find the bear that attacked the 24-year-old man in Tuolumne County it will be euthanized. Captain Patrick Foy with CDFW said they were able to confirm it was a bear attack from samples … Read more
Tests show avian botulism caused the death of dozens of ducks at Fairmount Park in Riverside, city officials said this week. Low levels of algae blooms were found in the lakes at the Riverside park at the beginning of the month. A pump went down in mid-July that “caused the lowering of the lakes’ water … Read more
A Jurupa Valley man considers himself fortunate to have survived 200 stings from an angry swarm of bees that he said also injured his son and killed two of his horses. “I am strong. They could have killed me. The doctor told me it’s a miracle that I’m alive,” Antonio Moreno told KABC/7. The attack … Read more
One of the best nature shows in California is happening right now, just off our beaches and piers. While whales are a common summer sighting from Monterey to Point Reyes, the abundance of shallow-swimming fish is luring large numbers of the largest animals on Earth within easy viewing distance. “They are very close to shore … Read more
A jogger who was chased by a bear on a Tuolumne County road escaped with minor injuries, though he lost a shoe during his panicked sprint and ended up on the roof of a stranger’s SUV. The attack happened around 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 12, in the community of Long Barn, along Highway 108. The … Read more
A US man has been charged over his horrific response to a seagull attempting to steal one of is child’s hot chips. Franklin Zeigler, 29, was at Morey’s Piers — a seaside amusement park in New Jersey — on July 6 with his daughter when the seagull attempted the theft, according to local media. The … Read more
Elephants in Orang National Park in Assam, India. Dinodia Photo | Corbis Documentary | Getty Images The state of Assam, in northeastern India, has launched a mobile app that warns people of incoming herds of wild elephants in an effort to reduce violent encounters between humans and the land giants. Clashes between humans and elephants … Read more
A Canadian mother who was attacked by a grizzly bear while jogging said her two-year-old daughter was her inspiration to survive. “I was in the wrong place at the wrong time,” Vanessa Chaput, 24, said. The Yukon native was jogging on a paved trail between Haines Junction and Pine Lake Campground in Ontario with her … Read more
Fears crocodiles are habituated to humans at a Queensland river where a man was taken by a “large” croc have been increased by the discovery of footage of people apparently deliberately feeding them. The social media footage shows people throwing fish scraps or meat into the water, which are then abruptly eaten by crocodiles. WATCH … Read more
A large crocodile believed to be responsible for a fatal attack on a 40-year-old father in far north Queensland has been euthanised. Rangers had targeted a crocodile with a distinctive scar near its snout as an extensive search for the NSW man near Cooktown entered a third day. It is believed the man had been … Read more