Showing posts with label Department of Natural Resources. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Department of Natural Resources. Show all posts
Thursday, November 17, 2016
A Bear Was Shot and Killed Thursday Morning After a Woman in Frederick, Maryland Was Attacked
Frederick, Maryland - A bear was shot and killed Thursday morning after a woman in Frederick, Maryland was attacked the evening before, the Department of Natural Resources confirmed.
According to officials, around 9:30 p.m. 63-year-old Karen Osborne was walking to her son-in-law's house next door to check on their dog that was barking when she was attacked by the bear on Irongate Lane, in between Baltimore National Pike and Shookstown Road. It appears the woman got in between the bear her cubs. The bear weighed 200 pounds.
"It was not a bear that was sort of laying in wait for the homeowner. The best we can tell is she went down a dark driveway with a dog. There was another dog in the driveway off leash and the sow had her cubs there and she reacted to what she believed was a threat."
Police reported, Osborne suffered a broken arm, cuts to her head, and puncture wounds to both arms.
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Tuesday, October 18, 2016
40 Dogs Killed by Wolves During Wisconsin Bear Hunt; Experts Puzzled
Wisconsin bear hunters achieved a typically high success rate during a monthlong season that concluded last week, but experts are still trying to determine why a record number of hunting dogs were killed in the process.
According to the Wisconsin State Journal, at least 40 dogs were preyed upon by wolves during a hunt that allowed the use of dogs to pursue and tree black bears.
That’s nearly double the previous record of 23 hunting dog deaths, in a phenomenon that might be attributed to a growing wolf population in the Badger State.
“We don’t have much to go on except speculation,” said Dave MacFarland, carnivore specialist with the state Department of Natural Resources. “[But] everybody can agree that we hope we don’t see a repeat of what we saw this year.”
To read more on this story, click here: 40 Dogs Killed by Wolves During Wisconsin Bear Hunt; Experts Puzzled
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Thursday, June 25, 2015
Ocean City, Maryland: Hammerhead Shark Spotted Near the Beach
"You could just see a pretty big fin," he said.
It happened shortly after 5 p.m., when lifeguards are off
duty, but Denny said within 10 minutes guards responded to the area and the
water was cleared. The Ocean City Beach Patrol became aware of the shark at
that time and was able to identify it as a hammerhead, Captain Butch Arbin said
Thursday.
"Yesterday we had something come into the surf — and
that can really be anything when we first see it, like it can be a whale
carcass, a turtle, a log, or in this case, a shark — so we moved people away
from the area and are monitoring it at this time," Arbin said.
The Beach Patrol is still monitoring the area between 22nd
and 52nd streets.
"We don't want people infringing on the marine mammal,
and we don't want it to hurt anyone, either," Arbin said. "It sounds
funny but, to us, this is normal procedure for anything that enters the surf
zone that usually isn't there."
Arbin said the shark's activities were unusual because it
entered and left the surf zone twice.
"We're not sure if it tried to beach itself, but it
stayed in the surf zone 'til dark last night," Arbin said.
If the shark beaches itself, the patrol would notify
personnel with the National Aquarium and the Department of Natural Resources,
who they have already been in contact with.
Denny is also a surf instructor, and he said it's not
unusual for him to see smaller sand sharks along the coast. But seeing what he
called a large hammerhead close to the shore in about 2 feet of water was
surprising he said.
"It's pretty rare," he said.
According the Denny, more than 100 people gathered to watch
the shark Wednesday.
This sighting comes two days after a dead hammerhead washed
ashore in Fenwick Island, and three days after another hammerhead gave birth
while beached in Ocean City. It is unclear if those events are related, because
the shark was buried but not examined.
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