2015-01-01 - Family dog attacks and injures 1-year-old girl, face attack, at home in Lakeland (Florida):
http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/local/2015/01/02/lakeland-dog-attacks-girl/21200375/
2015-01-01 - Dog attacks and injures woman at 3 AM outside apartments in Overland Park (Kansas):
http://www.kctv5.com/story/27744438/woman-bitten-by-dog-while-celebrating-new-years-eve
http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article5302734.html
2015-01-01 - In two incidents, swarms of bees attack two people in a month in Israel, 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.jerusalemonline.com/news/in-israel/local/a-man-was-hospitalized-today-after-a-major-bee-attack-10650
2015-01-02 - Shark attacks and lightly injure boy in Indian River County (Florida):
http://www.tcpalm.com/news/local-news/indian-river-county/boy-bitten-by-shark-new-years-day-in-indian-river-county-suffered-minor-injuries_72814541
2015-01-02 - Wolves attacking and killing peoples' pets near Whitehorse (Canada):
http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Wolves+attack+dogs+Yukon+community+government+warns+residents+about/10697773/story.html
2015-01-03 - Bison run amok, raid haystacks, gore horses, near Kelly (Wyoming):
http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/bison-in-kelly-raid-haystacks-injure-horses/article_cffc108b-562a-5887-985c-e5fe9159c0b9.html
2015-01-04 - Two dogs run amok attacking people in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), 1 dog shot, 1 captured:
http://6abc.com/news/dog-fatally-shot-by-police-after-attack-in-fairmount/461494/
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2015/01/04/officer-bitten-by-dog-injured-during-attack-in-north-philly/
2015-01-05 - Nazi cows attack people at farm in Devon (Britain), farmer fears for his life, half a herd euthanized:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-30703082
Note: Nazi cows! What made them become so dangerous recently? They don't answer that question. Here's another possible SiFi Channel B-horror movie, to go along with the radioactive boars in Germany (mentioned in the 2014-09-01 update) and the empty 'ghost ship' adrift in the Atlantic filled with disease-ridden cannibal rats (mentioned in the 2014-01-24 update)...
2015-01-05 - Elephant attacks and kills person in coastal Odisha State (India):
http://odishachannel.com/index.php/2947/wild-elephant-kills-man-in-odisha/
http://www.sott.net/article/290984-Wild-elephant-kills-man-in-Odisha-India
2015-01-05 - Six dogs attack and injure man in DeFuniak Springs (Florida):
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/local/six-dogs-involved-in-attack-on-man-in-walton-document-1.420908
2015-01-05 - Coyote attacks two people in Groveland (Massachusetts):
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/06/us-usa-massachusetts-coyote-idUSKBN0KF1UI20150106
http://www.sott.net/article/291011-Coyote-attacks-two-residents-in-Groveland-MA
2015-01-06 - Potentially deadly Irukandji jellyfish sting two children at Honeymoon Cove near Point Samson (Australia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20150106-46564-AUS
2015-01-06 - Dog attacks officer responding to medical call at homeless camp in Charlotte (North Carolina):
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/cmpd-officer-shoots-kills-dog-after-being-bitten/njhSP/
2015-01-07 - Shark attacks and injures woman in the Bahamas:
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Dallas-Woman-Bitten-by-Shark-in-Bahamas-287857641.html
http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/local/dallas-county/2015/01/07/dallas-woman-recovering-after-bahamas-shark-bite/21375469/
http://www.inquisitr.com/1734782/tiger-shark-attack-tourist-injured-in-bahamas/
http://www.wptv.com/news/state/lacy-webb-martin-dallas-woman-severely-bitten-by-shark-in-the-bahamas
Quote: "So I swam over there and she pulled herself up on the boat and she was missing half her back..."
2015-01-07 - Elephant kills man in Coimbatore (India):
http://www.sott.net/article/291084-Man-gored-to-death-by-elephant-in-Coimbatore-India
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/man-killed-in-elephant-attack/article6762248.ece
2015-01-07 - Family pit bull attacks and kills man at home near Rocky Springs Road outside Frederick (Maryland):
http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/local/2015/01/07/dog-attack-frederick/21417533/
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Frederick-Co-Man-Eugene-Smith-Mauled-Killed-by-Family-Pit-Bull-287862171.html
http://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/local/pit-bull-kills--year-old-man-in-frederick-county/article_399f6a04-6048-5a88-9af4-909b359e76bf.html
2015-01-08 - Alligator snatches and kills pet dog at home in Sunrise (Florida):
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/sunrise/fl-sunrise-gator-eats--dog-update-20150109-story.html
2015-01-11 - Rabid jackals rampage around, attack and injure people and livestock, in Dhading District (Nepal):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20150112-46642-NPL
Quote: "The locals of three wards in Maidi VDC in the district have been terrorised as rabid jackals have wreaked havoc in the area. As of date, 14 humans as well as scores of livestock have sustained injuries from the attack of the jackals in Maidi-5, 6, and 9. Among the injured people, nine have sustained serious injuries."
2015-01-12 - Elephant attacks and kills veterinarian in Pathanamthitta (India):
http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/news/kerala/elephant-runs-amok-kills-vet-157004.html
http://www.sott.net/article/291241-Elephant-gores-vet-to-death-in-India
Quote: "The victim identified as Dr Gopakumar (52) was a veterinarian and a member of the
Elephant Squad which is specialised in containing elephants that turn violent, police said."
2015-01-12 - In separate incidents, elephant attacks store and elephant crushes car, in Thailand:
http://www.whdh.com/story/27831524/elephants-go-on-rampage-in-thailand
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/elephant-climbs-flattens-car-thailand-park-article-1.2075459
Quote: "Officials from a national park said a wild elephant trampled through traffic, stomping through a grocery store and shattering windows with its trunk. The incident happened two days after another elephant attacked a car, fracturing the windshield."
2015-01-13 - Two dogs attack and seriously injure 5-year-old child at home in Silverdale (Washington):
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/child-critical-condition-after-being-bitten-dog/njnMX/
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Kitsap-Co-dog-attack-leaves-5-year-old-girl-in-critical-condition-288480221.html
http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2015/01/child-5-mauled-by-dogs-in-silverdale-airlifted-to-harborview/
http://q13fox.com/2015/01/13/5-year-old-child-severely-injured-in-dog-attack/
Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...
2015-01-14 - Fox attacks two people and a dog in Brunswick (Georgia):
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/local/2015/01/14/fox-attack-glynn-county/21750677/
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/local/2015/01/14/georgia-wildlife-division--5th-attack-by-rabid-fox-in-7-months/21776571/
2015-01-15 - Shark attacks and injures boy near Mollymook Beach (Australia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20150116-46695-AUS
http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/2821227/shark-attack-it-just-went-ballistic-and-bit-him/
http://www.ulladullatimes.com.au/story/2821314/boy-bitten-by-shark-at-mollymook-photos-video/
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/teen-bit-by-shark-near-mollymook-beach/story-fni0cx4q-1227187031489
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/victim-of-shark-attack-at-mollymook-beach-flown-to-sydney-20150116-12rp7r.html
2015-01-16 - Pack of wild dogs kills 7-year-old girl in Bhidiya Rasoolpulpur (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/Pack-of-wild-dogs-devour-7-yr-old-girl/articleshow/45914950.cms
http://www.sott.net/article/291460-Pack-of-Dhol-wild-dogs-kill-7-yr-old-girl-in-India
2015-01-17 - Owl attacks and injures man in park in Salem (Oregon):
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2015/01/16/salem-man-attacked-great-horned-owl-bushs-pasture-park/21888487/
http://portland.suntimes.com/por-news/7/89/39093/salem-man-attacked-by-owl-in-bushs-pasture-park
Quote: "Jaecks was jogging near the baseball field about 5:15 a.m. Suddenly in the morning darkness his stocking cap was pulled from his head, and almost simultaneously he felt something puncture his scalp. Jaecks thought he was dying."
2015-01-17 - Pit bulls get aggressive, chase people, one charges officer and gets shot dead, in coastal Daytona Beach (Florida):
http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20150117/news/150119479
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/pit-bull-that-charged-toward-cop-shot-killed-daytona-beach-police-say/30791250
2015-01-18 - Camel bites man on head and kills him, in Bapunagar (India):
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-man-dies-of-camel-bite-in-bapunagar-2053903
http://www.sott.net/article/291548-Man-dies-in-camel-bite-attack-in-Bapunagar-India
2015-01-19 - Two family dogs attack and kill 18-month-old boy at home in Brooksville (Florida):
http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/local/2015/01/19/18-month-old-attacked-mauled-family-dogs/22030009/
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2015/01/19/toddler-killed-by-familys-two-dogs.html
http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/hernando-sheriff-18-month-old-boy-killed-in-dog-attack/2214243
http://www.wfla.com/story/27885618/2-dogs-attack-kill-hernando-toddler
2015-01-20 - Great white shark attacks man's boat, shakes the motor around, in the Gulf of Mexico:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20150121-46742-USA
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/01/21/great-white-shark-attacks-fishermans-boat-in-gulf/22139055/
http://www.mypanhandle.com/story/d/story/great-white-shark-attacks-local-fishermans-boat-in/26051/RWNDcQvX0UmpuD0-mABk2A
http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2015/01/21/22138957/
Quote: "The shark attacked Fitzgerald’s boat a total of three times before the captain left the area. He spoke with News 13 Tuesday afternoon, recalling the encounter with the mighty fish. 'He had the entire trolling motor in his mouth, and was moving it side to side, and it was shaking the boat,' Fitzgerald says, 'I've been chartering for nine years, and I’ve never seen a shark try to attack my boat. It was very exciting for all of us. It really got our hearts beating hard.'"
2015-01-21 - Two pit bulls attack 3 people, menace others, cop runs them down in car, in coastal San Mateo (California):
http://wn.ktvu.com/story/27909624/san-mateo-police-use-patrol-car-to-run-over-2-aggressive-dogs
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/01/21/san-mateo-police-officer-runs-over-2-loose-pit-bulls-after-dogs-attacked-and-threatened-several-people/
Quote: "San Mateo police say one of their officers was forced to run-down two large pit bull dogs with his patrol car Wednesday morning after the animals attacked three people and threatened at least four others."
Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...
2015-01-21 - Elephant attacks and kills forest worker in Kolhu (India), first time ever:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/Elephant-kills-forester/articleshow/45971104.cms
http://www.sott.net/article/291704-Elephant-kills-forest-worker-in-India
Quote: "It is for the first time that a forest employee has been killed by an elephant in the state."
2015-01-22 - Elephant tramples couple to death in Kerala (India):
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/gujarati-couple-trampled-to-death-by-wild-elephant-in-kerala/
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/Elephant-tramples-to-death-tourist-couple-from-Gujarat/articleshow/45976744.cms
2015-01-23 - Three pet ferrets bite part of baby's face off at home in Darby (Pennsylvania):
http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/2015/01/one-month-old-baby-loses-portion-face-ferret-attack
http://6abc.com/news/babys-face-eaten-in-ferret-attack-in-darby-borough/487886/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2923866/One-month-old-baby-girl-loses-QUARTER-face-mauled-three-pet-ferrets-parents-dining-room.html
Quote: "The parents’ heard the child’s cries and found the ferrets attacking her. The baby was transported to a Children’s hospital. She lost 25 percent of her face in the attack."
2015-01-23 - Two family dogs attack and kill 7-year-old boy at home in College Springs (Iowa):
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2015/01/23/dogs-attack-seven-year-old-boy/22249337/
2015-01-24 - Coyote menaces woman and baby then moves on and kills two dogs, in Ladera Ranch (California):
http://www.inquisitr.com/1756135/coyote-goes-after-mother-and-baby-before-killing-two-dogs-in-suburban-rampage/
http://www.sott.net/article/291828-Coyote-attacks-mother-and-baby-before-killing-2-dogs-in-Ladera-Ranch-California
2015-01-25 - Sharks attacked 6 people unprovoked in 2014 along the California coast:
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-six-california-shark-attacks-2014-20150126-story.html
http://news.yahoo.com/six-unprovoked-shark-attacks-off-california-coast-2014-203154831.html
http://newsdaily.com/2015/01/six-unprovoked-shark-attacks-off-california-coast-in-2014/
Quote: "According to the report, last year’s attacks along the Pacific Coast increase the 21st century total to 83, which is three times the 20th century average."
2015-01-25 - Dog attacks and lightly injures cop in Frankford area of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2015/01/25/officer-attacked-by-dog-injured-in-frankford/
2015-01-26 - Coyotes attack and kill police horse in Oxford Township (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/01/dnr_wildlife_technician_offers.html
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/01/coyotes_attack_kill_horse_from.html
Quote: "In his years as a wildlife technician for the state Department of Natural Resources, Jon Curtis said he can count on zero fingers the numbers of times coyotes have taken down a large animal."
2015-01-26 - Swarm of bees attacks and injures man in coastal Jupiter Farms (Florida):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20150127-46798-USA
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/local/man-hospitalized-after-150-bee-stings-in-jupiter-f/njxTF/
2015-01-26 - Swarm of bees attacks people at waterfall in Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil), 2 killed, 5 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20150126-46791-BRA
http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/brazil/2015/01/1580473-fall-after-bee-attack-kills-2-rappelers-and-injures-5-in-rio-grande-do-sul.shtml
2015-01-26 - Wild boar rampages through restaurant in South Korea:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/wild-boar-menu-watch-diners-5043801
http://www.sott.net/article/291862-Wild-boar-smashes-up-restaurant-in-South-Korea
2015-01-27 - Elephant attacks and kills teenage girl in Assam (India):
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/elephant-kills-girl-115012101079_1.html
http://www.sott.net/article/291974-Elephant-kills-teenage-girl-in-Assam-India
2015-01-29 - 'Bear Lady' of North Carolina found dead, apparently killed by bear, in Tyrrell County (North Carolina):
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2932606/Bear-Lady-North-Carolina-killed-bear-authorities-savaged-remains-woods.html
http://www.sott.net/article/292073-Bear-Lady-of-North-Carolina-likely-killed-by-bear
Quote: "The remains were on a path that was used by bears. Her clothing had been ripped by what appeared to be bears."
2015-01-29 - Wild boar attacks and injures man outside nursery in Arrone (Italy):
http://www.thelocal.it/20150128/wild-boar-attacks-man-outside-nursery-in-umbria
http://www.sott.net/article/292069-Wild-boar-attacks-man-outside-nursery-in-Umbria-Italy
Quote: "Forestry workers are now hunting for the boar, which fled the scene. The nursery is close to a green area along the Nera river."
2015-01-29 - Pit bull attacks and injures father and child in Independence Township (Pennsylvania), cops shoot dog dead:
http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/local/police-shoot-kill-dog-after-it-attacks-beaver-co-m/njzhD/
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2015/01/29/father-child-injured-in-pit-bull-attack-in-beaver-co/
2015-01-30 - Elephant attacks and kills man in Nayagram (India):
http://english.kolkata24x7.com/west-bengal/tusker-kills-man-nayagram
http://www.sott.net/article/292065-Tusker-kills-man-in-Nayagram-India
2015-01-31 - Coyotes attack and injure another police horse in Oxford Township (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/01/coyotes_strike_again_at_oaklan.html
Quote: "Lieutenant Bruce Osmon, head of the mounted unit, said the incident happened Friday, Jan. 30, around noon at the same farm near the area of East Oakwood and Hosner roads where a horse was killed Sunday."
2015-01-31 - Cougar attacks and injures two pipeline workers near Grande Prairie (Canada):
http://www.dailyheraldtribune.com/2015/01/31/cougar-attack-south-of-grande-prairie
http://www.sott.net/article/292150-Cougar-attacks-pipeline-worker-near-Grande-Prairie-Canada
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