Tag: Animal Attacks
Teen stable after suspected brown snake bite
Paramedics in Melbourne have treated a 15-year-old boy for a suspected snake bite.[MORE]
Rare sharks caught by 'ineffective nets'
The Sydney Aquarium Conservation Fund has called for the removal of shark nets from New South Wales beaches, saying there are more effective ways to protect swimmers.[MORE]
Man attacked by kangaroo
A Sunbury man, in Melbourne's outer north, has been taken to hospital after being attacked by a kangaroo.[MORE]
Putin 'saves TV crew from tiger'
Vladimir Putin buffs his action man credentials as he saves TV crew from angry tiger in Russia's far east.[MORE]
Scotland declares war on urban seagulls
The Scottish Government has declared war on increasingly aggressive urban seagulls.[MORE]
South African lion death man released
A white South African farmer who was sentenced to life imprisonment for feeding a black worker to a pack of lions has been released on parole after serving just three years in jail, the SAPA news agency reported.[MORE]
Boy hospitalised after pit-bull bite
A two-year-old boy is in the Frankston Hospital after being bitten by a pit bull terrier at Crib Point, south-east of Melbourne.[MORE]
Pit bull terrier bites toddler
A toddler has been bitten by a pit bull terrier at Crib Point, south-east of Melbourne.[MORE]
Bear kills man in Romanian town
A brown bear has mauled a man to death in a wooded area in Brasov, a city in Romania's Carpathian mountains, a local official said.[MORE]
Surfer has lucky escape from shark
A surfer has had a lucky escape from a shark attack at a beach near Warrnambool, in western Victoria. [MORE]
Escaped bulls on the run in France
Police in southern France are racing to track down more than 20 bulls, after about 50 of the animals were apparently deliberately released from an enclosure over the weekend, a local official said.[MORE]
Boy bites pit bull, snaps tooth
Eleven-year-old boy feted by Brazilian media after biting a pit bull terrier that attacked him as he played in his uncle's back yard.[MORE]
Farmers in crisis talks over dog attacks
Olive growers in the New South Wales Upper Hunter Valley have proposed baiting more wild dogs as they reel from increased attacks on sheep grazing on their properties.[MORE]
Hungry bears trap Russian geologists
At least 30 hungry bears have trapped a team of geologists in their camp in Russia's far east.[MORE]
Dog 'saves woman' savaged by kangaroo
A dog has fought off a kangaroo which was attacking a 65-year-old woman, her son says.[MORE]
RSPCA inspectors hurt in dog attack
Two RSPCA inspectors have been taken to hospital after being attacked by a dog.[MORE]
Man eaten by bear in Russia
The remains of a man half-devoured by a bear have been recovered on Russia's far eastern Sakhalin island, bringing to three the number of people killed by bears on the island this year, Interfax news agency reported.[MORE]
Dead man found with 'dog bite'
Police are investigating the death of a man after he was found with a suspected dog bite near Tamworth in north-west New South Wales.[MORE]
US man attacked, eaten by mountain lion
US authorities say a mountain lion attacked, killed and partially ate a New Mexico man late last week.[MORE]
Dog put down after savage attack on woman
The City of Mandurah has destroyed an American Bull Dog which attacked a 29-year-old woman.[MORE]
Woman mauled by pit bull
A woman was taken to hospital today in a serious condition after being attacked by a dog in the Perth suburb of Mandurah.[MORE]
Man charged after toddler dog attack
A man has been charged over a dog attack on a toddler in Sydney's west.[MORE]
1yo attacked by bull terriers
A one-year-old boy is being treated at Westmead children's hospital after being attacked by two dogs at a home in Sydney's west.[MORE]
Pet death adder almost kills man
Melbourne man "incredibly lucky" to be alive after being bitten by his pet death adder.[MORE]
Tiger kills zookeeper in Japan
A tiger at a Japanese zoo has attacked and killed a zookeeper who had gone to clean its cage, officials and local media said.[MORE]
