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71-Year-Old Florida Fisherman Fights Off Alligator With Fishing Pole

Targeting the animal’s eyes saved him, prompting FWC to launch trapping efforts that highlight a recent cluster of severe gator attacks in Florida.

Woman Killed by Alligator in Central Florida River

Child Injured by Bison Near Yellowstone Mud Volcano

12-Year-Old American Boy Bitten by Shark in Exuma Cays

Coogee Shark Attack Victim Briefly Wakes From Induced Coma

Shorewood Warns of Dive‑Bombing Red‑Winged Blackbirds at Atwater Park

Couple in Mammoth Lakes Subdue Black Bear With Hatchet After Dog Fight

Hiker Survives Grizzly Attack on Grinnell Glacier Trail

Invasive Snakes Now on More Than 90% of Ibiza, Region Declares Ecological Emergency

Bear That Attacked Four Escapes Fukushima Factory After Opening Window

Elusive Fukushima Bear At Large After Factory Attack

Black Bear Tranquilized in Mt. Pleasant Falls From Tree and Is Relocated

Bears Attack in Japan Factory and on Slovak Trail, Injuring Five

Black Bear Rampage in Fukushima Injures Four and Remains at Large

Wild Bear Attacks Four People in Fukushima

Iwate Police Run Rifle and Drone Drill for Bear Removals

Toddler Bitten by Raccoon at Wayland Playground

Bear Mauls Hiker in Okutama During Spike in Sightings

Rhino Rams Safari Jeep In Assam’s Manas National Park

Spearfisher Killed in Suspected Great White Attack off Rottnest Island, Western Australia