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25-year-old woman gored and tossed 10ft in the air by Yellowstone bison

25-year-old woman gored and tossed 10ft in the air by Yellowstone bison

June 12, 2022June 11, 2022 Supertrooper 5 Comments

According to park officials, an Ohio woman was gored by a bison after approaching the animal while visiting Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming on Tuesday. The 25-year-old was driving from Grove City, Ohio, about 20 minutes outside of Columbus, to see the national park. The woman, whose name has not been disclosed, got within 10 […]

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10 Stories Highlighting the Horrors of the Trophy Hunting Industry

10 Stories Highlighting the Horrors of the Trophy Hunting Industry

February 12, 2021February 11, 2021 Supertrooper 1 Comment

In 2015, the killing of Cecil the Lion shocked the world. An American trophy hunter paid tens of thousands of dollars to bow-hunt Cecil, a lion being studied by researchers and beloved by wildlife viewing tourists at Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe. Tragically, Cecil did not die right away and spent hours in agony before […]

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7 lions shot after escaping from reserve twice, killing 10 sheep

7 lions shot after escaping from reserve twice, killing 10 sheep

October 9, 2020October 5, 2020 Supertrooper 7 Comments

A pride of seven lions from the Karoo National Park outside Beaufort West in the Western Cape was put down on Tuesday after two escapes in a 24-hour period. In the first incident, in the early hours of Monday morning, three lions from the pride of seven escaped from the park’s northern boundary along the […]

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  • A pod of narwhals off Greenland. Scientists at the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources believe the population fell from about 1,900 to 400 between 2008 and 2016. But a local hunter says: ‘Old people say that there are more now than before.’ Photograph: Carsten Egevang Without a hunting ban, there is high ... 262 views
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  • There are estimated to be about 480 wolves in 40-odd packs in Sweden. Photograph: Nature Picture Library/Alamy Swedish government aims to cull wolf population ... 7 comments
  • A cougar kitten is seen in an undated photo. Two kittens were illegally shot and killed on Vancouver Island, according to the B.C. Conservation Officer Service. (Shutterstock) Cougar kittens killed, dismembered by poachers on ... 6 comments
  • Campaigners fear the koalas in the 16-hectare blue gum plantation in Victoria will be injured by logging activity or hit by cars while trying to cross into other habitats. Photograph: imagebroker/Alamy Wildlife activists make 11th hour plea to ... 6 comments
  • A bison in Yellowstone national park in Wyoming. The animals, also known as buffalo, can weigh up to 2,000 pounds. Photograph: blickwinkel/Alamy 25-year-old woman gored and tossed 10ft in ... 5 comments
  • Once helplessly stranded, the whales are subjected to complete chaos, commotion, and yelling as hunters start the practice of dragging them ashore. Imagine the terror these highly social and complex beings go through as the entire pod is being demonished in a tremendous bloodbath. Credit: Ingi Sørensen Pilot whales killed in season’s first Faroese ... 5 comments
  • A pod of narwhals off Greenland. Scientists at the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources believe the population fell from about 1,900 to 400 between 2008 and 2016. But a local hunter says: ‘Old people say that there are more now than before.’ Photograph: Carsten Egevang Without a hunting ban, there is high ... 4 comments
  • A stock photo shows a cobra. The most common cobra in Tanzania is the Egyptian Cobra. MRJO2405/GETTY IMAGES Snake Charmer Dies After Playing With Cobra ... 4 comments
  • Maasai in the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya / credit: Henrik Hansen on Unsplash Maasai In Tanzania Face Eviction As Government ... 4 comments
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