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Wildlife officials in Nevada say that two DNA tests on multiple samples collected from a trio of suspected wolves earlier this year conclusively show the animals are in fact coyotes. The Nevada Department of Wildlife said that a helicopter crew contracted for a moose collaring project in the mountains in the northeastern part of the state back in March reported seeing three animals that appeared to resemble wolves. A wolf sighting would be remarkable as the state does not have a wolf population, and sightings of lone wolves wandering in from surrounding states are extremely rare. NDOW biologis...
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For the first time, researchers have identified an effective treatment for African spitting cobra bites, which currently lead to severe injuries and disfigurements including limb loss and amputation. Knewz.com has learned spitting cobra venom rapidly causes dermonecrosis, which destroys the skin, muscle and bone near the site of the snake bite. A bite from an African spitting cobra can lead to the loss of the whole limb or necessitate amputation in extreme cases. There is currently no treatment for severe local envenoming from spitting cobras. Antivenoms only exist for other snake species, and...
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Wildlife officials in Pennsylvania are warning hikers with pets that someone found dog treats "stuffed with fish hooks" scattered along a stretch of the Appalachian Trail. The Lehigh Gap Nature Center and, later, the Pennsylvania Game Commission shared the warning on social media on Monday, May 6 alongside photos of the potentially deadly treats, Knewz.com has learned. The state game commission said the booby-trapped treats were found over the weekend by a hiker near the North Trail Loop leading to the George W. Outerbridge shelter on the Appalachian Trail in Washington Township. "This section...
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An 85-year-old Colorado woman who went missing last week was found by a K-9 police dog after she got stuck along the side of a "steep ravine," officials said. The City of Greenwood Village shared body-worn camera video that showed Greenwood Village Police Department Officer Austin Speer and K-9 Mercury working to track the unnamed woman, who had been missing for around two hours on Thursday, May 2, Knewz.com has learned. Within minutes of beginning the search, Mercury located the woman "clinging to a tree down a steep ravine where she could not be seen from the roadway or canal," the city wrot...
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Massachusetts State Police are working to determine whether a man died as a result of crashing his car or was killed by the bear that apparently dragged him away from the wreck on Sunday, May 5. Knewz.com has learned State police responded to a stretch of Route 91 South in Hatfield after a driver reported seeing a car in the woods along the roadway at around 11 a.m. Sunday. Officers arrived to find a 2016 Honda Civic in the tree line, along with several damaged trees. "When first responders reached the scene, the deceased male occupant of the vehicle was outside the car and a bear was observed...
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A pair of Idaho men are facing charges after one of them was injured after allegedly kicking a bison at Yellowstone National Park, officials said. Knewz.com has learned that on the afternoon of April 21, 40-year-old Clarence Yoder of Idaho Falls allegedly approached bison too closely and was injured, the National Park Service said in a statement Monday. Rangers responded to a report of a man harassing a herd of bison and kicking a bison in the leg on West Entrance Road near the Seven Mile Bridge, about 7 miles east of the park’s West Entrance. They located the suspect's vehicle and stopped it ...
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Police and bystanders in Washington state on Sunday, April 28 helped corral multiple zebras that escaped their trailer while being transported to Montana, officials said. Washington State Patrol District 2 public information officer Trooper Rick Johnson shared on X, formerly Twitter, photos of four zebras on the loose on Interstate 90, near the North Bend exit in King County. "This is a first for me and all @wastatepatrol troopers involved," he wrote alongside the photos. He said the zebras got loose when the driver stopped alongside eastbound I-90 to secure their trailer. https://twitter.com/...
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Federal officials on Thursday, April 25 announced a plan to bring grizzly bears back to Washington state, after they were hunted to near extinction in the region. The National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a plan to relocate grizzly bears from the Rocky Mountains and interior British Columbia, Canada, to the North Cascades ecosystem. The move follows the completion of an Environmental Impact Statement process that began in 2022. The agencies plan to move between three and seven grizzly bears per year over a period of five to 10 years, with the aim of establishing an...
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Scientists are scrambling to figure out why smalltooth sawfish, marine creatures that have been around for millions of years, are dying at an alarming rate in Florida waters. The endangered animals are also exhibiting unusual "spinning" and "whirling" behavior, puzzling wildlife officials who are ramping up rescue and rehabilitation efforts, Knewz.com has learned. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries declared an "emergency response" in the Lower Florida Keys on Wednesday, March 27, after state wildlife officials reported the "abnormal fish behavior" as well as t...
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She could have competed for a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. But she died first, and her death remains a mystery. Knewz.com has learned the long and short story of an extra-long snake in the Amazon rainforest. "Ana Julia" was found in late February in a river in southern Brazil. Scientists believed it was a species of northern green anaconda they had never seen before. The snake measured 26 feet long. She weighed 440 pounds. And her head was large enough to be human. Dutch researcher and TV host Freek Vonk even dared to join Ana Julia in the Formoso River for a swim. But when res...
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