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Bear Electrocuted After Climbing Utility Pole Near Clayton, New Mexico

Officials say tranquilizing or attempting an on-pole rescue was too risky because a sedated fall could have killed the animal.

Man Hospitalized After Eastern Massasauga Bite at Proud Lake

Drone Video Shows 10‑Foot Great White Near Children Off Southern California Coast

3-Year-Old Bitten by Rattlesnake Hidden Under Amazon Package in Santa Clarita

Yellowstone Visitor Tossed by Bison Speaks from Hospital as Park Keeps Animal in Place

DNA Tests Link 13‑Foot Alligator to Fatal June River Attack

Rabid Beaver Bites Two Swimmers at Lake George

Bison Tosses Grandfather Into Air at Yellowstone Campground

Bull Bison Charges Through Bridge Bay Campground and Tosses Visitor Into the Air

Isle Royale Closes Three Mile Campsites After Wolf Enters Tent and Steals Backpacks

Man Survives Rattlesnake Bites After Local Hospital Exhausts Antivenom

Father Uses Bear Spray to Stop Charging Bear Outside Lake Tahoe Home

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

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

Coogee Shark Attack Victim Remains on Life Support After Further Surgery

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

Coogee Shark Attack Reignites Debate Over Culling and Safety Gaps