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| Apr.2 |
 Spain |
Elephants loose on motorway in Murcia, Spain 
Five elephants forced the closure of a motorway in south-eastern Spain after escaping from a crashed vehicle
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| Mar.23 |
 Western Australia |
Hamelin Bay: Nearly 150 beached whales die in Australia Only six whales have survived a mass stranding of pilot whales on the coast of Western Australia
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| Mar.7 |
Queensland |
Row of cows in Australia killed 'by lightning strike' An Australian farmer has found six cows lying dead in a row, in what experts have attributed to a lightning strike
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| Feb.12 |
 South Africa |
South African lions eat 'poacher' A suspected big cat poacher has been eaten by lions near the Kruger National Park in South Africa, police say
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| Nov.20 |
Mexico |
Bullfighter gored in the groin, carried out of ring bleeding
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| Oct.13 |
Antarctica |
Penguins die in 'catastrophic' breeding season
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| Oct.12 |
Queensland |
Crocodile attack suspected in search for Australian woman
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| Oct.8 |
Southern India |
India national park: White tigers kill keeper
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| Sep.14 |
Sri Lanka |
Reporter for prestigious newspaper eaten by crocodile
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| Aug.13 |
Nepal |
Nepal floods: Elephants deployed in rescue efforts
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| Jul.3 |
Queensland |
AirAsia X flight diverts to Brisbane after bird strike
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| Jun.8 |
Rwanda |
Rhino kills Hungarian conservationist in Rwanda
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| May.28 |
Australia |
Australian man injured after shark jumps into boat |
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| Apr.29 |
Southern Africa |
Shark mauls trained shark-spotter bodyboarding off French island |
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| Apr.17 |
Western Australia |
Girl killed by shark while surfing |
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| Mar.29 |
Sulawesi |
Indonesian man's body found inside python - police |
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| Mar.11 |
West Germany |
Bear killed in German zoo after it escapes from compound |
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| Mar.7 |
 Paris |
Rhinoceros shot, killed for horn at French zoo A 5-year-old rhinoceros at the wildlife park he runs near Paris has been shot three times in the head by assailants who stole the animal's h...
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| Feb.9 |
 New Zealand |
Race to save 100 stranded whales on New Zealand beach Map of Farewell Spit New Zealand| Volunteers in New Zealand are racing to rescue survivors after more than 400 pilot whales beached themselves | |
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| Jan.29 |
Southern China |
Visitor mauled to death by tiger in Ningbo zoo in China |
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| Jan.28 |
Sicily |
Tiger escapes from circus, takes to the road in Sicily |
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| Jan.22 |
Southern India |
Jallikattu: Two die in India bullfight as protests continue |
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| Jan.19 |
Australia |
Man killed by crocodile in Australia's Northern Territory |
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| Dec.27 |
Nepal |
Herd of elephants attack Nepal village killing 1, injuring 2 |
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| Oct.26 |
Global |
World wildlife 'falls by 58% in 40 years' |
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| Oct.4 |
Singapore |
Singapore Underwater World diver killed by stingray |
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| Aug.14 |
Western Australia |
Video shows huge crocodile joining sharks to stalk boat |
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| Aug.6 |
Queensland |
Stranded kayaker rescued after crocodile attack |
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| Jul.27 |
Venezuela |
Animals go hungry in Venezuela zoos due to shortages |
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| Jul.24 |
Beijing |
Tigers maul two women at Beijing wildlife park |
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| Jul.14 |
Basque |
9 injured, no one gored in final Pamplona bull run
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| Jun.30 |
Mountain States |
Cyclist in northern US killed by grizzly bear |
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| Jun.21 |
Mountain States |
Bear cub Snowy killed by car in Grand Teton National Park |
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| Jun.15 |
 Florida |
Body of boy seized by alligator found 
Map of Orlando Florida Police searching for a young boy Lane Graves from Nebraska seized by an alligator at Walt Disney World in Florida have recovered a body
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| Jun.1 |
 Thailand |
Tiger Temple: Forty dead cubs found in freezer Map of Kanchanaburi Thailand Forty dead tiger cubs have been found in a freezer at a Thai Buddhist temple accused of wildlife trafficking and animal abuse
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| Apr.30 |
South Africa |
Rescued circus lions from Colombia and Peru flown to South Africa
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 Kenya |
Elephant summit: Kenya sets fire to huge ivory stockpile Map of Nairobi National Park Nairobi Kenya| President Uhuru Kenyatta has set fire to a huge stockpile of ivory in an effort to show his country's commitment to saving Africa's elephants | |
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| Apr.28 |
Kenya |
African leaders meet for Giants Club elephant summit African leaders are to meet in Kenya to discuss how to save the continent's elephants from extinction
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| Jul.28 |
 Zimbabwe |
US dentist 'regrets' killing Zimbabwe lion Cecil| Walter Palmer who killed a lion in Zimbabwe says he regrets shooting the well-known animal and insists that he thought he was on a legal hunt | |
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| Jul.19 |
South Africa |
Surfer Mick Fanning attacked by shark on live TV A surfing champion was competing Sunday in the finals of South Africa’s J-Bay Open when a familiar-looking fin popped up behind him
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| Jun.17 |
Georgia |
Tiger kills man after escape from Tbilisi zoo
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| Jun.14 |
 Georgia |
Deadly floods bring fear over escaped zoo animals Map of zoo Tbilisi Georgia Tigers, lions, a hippopotamus and other animals escaped from the zoo in Georgia's capital after heavy flooding destroyed their enclosures
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| Feb.12 |
New Zealand |
Nearly 200 pilot whales stranded on New Zealand beach
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| Feb.8 |
Australia |
Second shark attack in as many days kills surfer
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| Nov.13 |
Paris |
Young tiger prowling near Disneyland Paris Map of Montevrain France French authorities say a young tiger is on the loose, and have urged residents in three nearby towns to stay indoors
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| Oct.8 |
Madrid |
Ebola virus: Spanish protests as nurse's dog is put down
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| Sep.29 |
Global |
World wildlife populations 'plummet'
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| Sep.23 |
New Delhi |
White tiger mauls visitor to death at zoo in India
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| Sep.8 |
Australia |
Man dies of suspected shark attack in Australia
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Southern China |
Chinese city kills 5,000 dogs to control rabies
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| Sep.1 |
Mexico |
Mexico probes mass fish death in Lake Cajititlan
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| Aug.27 |
India |
Indian woman, armed with farm tool, fights off leopard
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| Aug.18 |
Australia |
Giant saltwater crocodile kills Australia fisherman
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| Jun.9 |
Australia |
Human remains found in crocodile after fatal attack
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| May.8 |
Western Canada |
Bear attacks, kills oil sands worker in Canada
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| Apr.2 |
Australia |
Shark kills woman swimming off beach
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| Mar.25 |
Denmark |
Danish zoo kills four healthy lions |
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Guinea |
Guinea bans bats to curb Ebola virus |
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| Feb.24 |
India |
Leopard sparks panic in Indian town |
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| Feb.14 |
India |
India villagers fearful as man-eating tiger remains on the prowl |
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| Feb.13 |
Denmark |
Second Danish zoo may kill a giraffe called Marius |
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| Feb.9 |
 Denmark |
Giraffe killed despite campaign Map of Copenhagen Denmark| A bid to save a young giraffe from destruction at Copenhagen Zoo has failed, and the giraffe was put down on Sunday morning | |
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| Jan.27 |
 Hong Kong |
Hong Kong culls chickens over H7N9 Hong Kong has begun culling 20,000 chickens after the H7N9 bird flu virus was found in poultry imported from mainland China
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| Dec.26 |
Argentina |
Carnivorous fish attack bathers |
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| Oct.15 |
London |
London Zoo's new tiger cub drowns |
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| Oct.2 |
China |
Hornets kill 41 in northern China |
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| Aug.5 |
 Maritime Provinces |
Brothers strangled to death by python that escaped from Canadian pet store Map of Campbellton New Brunswick Canada The brothers, aged five and seven, were sleeping in a friend's apartment above the pet store when the snake strangled them
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| Jul.7 |
Sumatra |
Indonesians trapped up tree by Sumatran tigers |
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| Apr.5 |
 Shanghai |
20,000 birds slaughtered as bird flu death toll rises Chinese authorities have killed more than 20,000 birds from a live-poultry trading zone in Shanghai after an unusual strain of bird flu
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| Mar.12 |
Shanghai |
China river pig toll nears 6,000 Officials say the number of pig carcasses found in Shanghai's Huangpu River has risen to nearly 6,000
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| Feb.26 |
New Zealand |
Shark kills man in New Zealand |
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| Jun.11 |
Australia |
Dingo to blame for Australian baby's death |
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| Oct.19 |
Ohio |
Ohio police hunt escaped animals Police have shot and killed dozens of exotic animals that escaped from a private zoo in Zanesville. The animals' owner killed himself
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| Aug.5 |
 Norway |
Polar bear kills 1 Briton, injures 4 A 17-year-old British boy is dead and four others are severely injured after a bear attacked their tents as they took part in a school trip
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| Jun.8 |
Southern India |
Elephants rampage in Indian city |
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| Jan.6 |
West Germany |
Dioxin scare shuts German farms |
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| Dec.5 |
 Sinai |
Egypt shark attack kills German A woman has been killed in a shark attack while snorkelling off the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh
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| Jul.28 |
Barcelona |
Catalonia bans bullfighting
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| Mar.22 |
Qatar |
Bid on elephant ivory trade rejected |
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| Oct.6 |
Global |
Mammals facing extinction threat |
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| Aug.5 |
Global |
Nearly 1/2 world's primates face extinction |
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| Dec.25 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Tiger escapes and killed visitor
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| Jul.27 |
Congo |
U.N. to probe gorilla deaths |
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| Feb.3 |
England |
Bird flu virus is Asian strain
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| Sep.4 |
Australia |
'Croc Hunter' died in stingray attack Steve Irwin enthralled audiences around the world with his wildlife adventures
| The tape shows Irwin pulling the barb left by a stingray's tail from his chest moments before his death
Irwin was regarded by Australians as a national treasure
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| Jun.18 |
Caribbean |
Resolution passes to resume whaling |
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| Jun.17 |
Japan |
Japan to table whaling 'roadmap' |
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| Feb.21 |
India |
Chicken slaughter expanded |
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| Feb.19 |
India |
India carries out huge bird cull |
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| Feb.9 |
Nigeria |
Nigeria plans huge bird flu cull |
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| Nov.6 |
Northeast China |
Six million birds culled |
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| Apr.1 |
North Korea |
N. Korea works to contain bird flu |
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| Feb.19 |
Thailand |
Cats, leopard die from bird flu |
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| Dec.21 |
South Korea |
Bird flu spreading |
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| Jan.26 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Woman dies after dog attack |
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