2017 - DEC - Animal Attacks

2017-12-01 - Shark attacks and kills woman, injures man, near Isla Del Coco (Costa Rica):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20171202-60852-CRI
http://news.sky.com/story/tiger-shark-kills-american-tourist-diving-off-costa-rican-coast-11152436
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/949232/shark-kills-us-tourist-off-remote-costa-rican-island
http://qcostarica.com/american-tourist-dies-in-isla-del-coco-shark-attack/
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-woman-mauled-death-shark-costa-rican-coast-article-1.3673377
http://abcnews.go.com/International/american-tourist-killed-tiger-shark-costa-rica-authorities/story?id=51530072
http://www.sott.net/article/369825-Tourist-dead-after-shark-attack-off-Cocos-Island-Costa-Rica-second-person-injured

2017-12-01 - Three dogs attack and kill 8-year-old boy in Gaffney (South Carolina):
http://www.wltx.com/news/local/child-mauled-to-death-by-dogs-in-south-carolina/496264322
http://wspa.com/2017/12/01/report-of-incident-between-child-dog-coroner-on-scene-in-gaffney/
http://wkrn.com/2017/12/02/8-year-old-south-carolina-boy-mauled-to-death-by-dogs/
http://myfox8.com/2017/12/02/8-year-old-sc-boy-dies-after-being-attacked-by-dogs/
http://www.sott.net/article/369832-Boy-killed-by-3-dogs-in-Cherokee-County-South-Carolina

2017-12-01 - Dogs attack and injure 7-year-old girl in Highland Township (Michigan):
http://www.theoaklandpress.com/general-news/20171201/child-7-seriously-injured-in-attack-by-rescue-dogs-in-highland
http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/oakland/2017/12/01/rescue-dog-attack-highland-township-humane-society/914823001/

2017-12-01 - Dog attacks and injures 4-year-old boy, face attack, in Chesapeake (Virginia):
http://wtkr.com/2017/12/01/chesapeake-4-year-old-bitten-in-face-by-dog/

2017-12-03 - Coyote attacks 3-year-old girl on porch at home in Snoqualmie (Washington):
http://fox2now.com/2017/12/04/coyote-attacks-3-year-old-on-front-porch/
http://q13fox.com/2017/12/03/coyote-attacks-three-year-old-on-front-porch/

2017-12-03 - Rhino attacks and kills forester in West Bengal (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/forester-gored-to-death-by-rhino/articleshow/61872913.cms
http://www.sott.net/article/370019-Forester-gored-to-death-by-rhino-in-West-Bengal-India

2017-12-03 - Man shoots at wild boar, boar kills him, near Greifswald (Germany):
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/12/04/german-hunter-dies-after-wild-boar-tried-to-shoot-attacks.html

2017-12-03 - Wombat terrorizes people near coastal Weymouth (Australia), wombat killed:
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2017/12/04/aggressive-wombat-euthanised-after-victim-hospitalised-tasmania
http://www.sott.net/article/370108-Unusual-animal-behaviour-Aggressive-wombat-euthanised-after-attacking-people-in-Tasmania

2017-12-04 - Swarm of bees attacks and injures two men in coastal Cape Coral (Florida):
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/36992847/1-man-hospitalized-after-bee-attack
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-cape-coral-bee-swarm-20171204-story.html

2017-12-06 - Wild boars invade school and charge people in coastal Kyoto (Japan):
http://news3lv.com/news/videos/video-wild-boars-charge-into-kyoto-school
http://www.sott.net/article/370439-Wild-boars-charge-into-school-in-Kyoto-Japan

2017-12-07 - Five pit bulls attack and kill woman, injure another, in Jackson County (Alabama), second such attack in the state in 10 days:
http://whnt.com/2017/12/07/one-woman-dead-another-injured-after-dog-attack-in-section/
http://www.sott.net/article/370608-Woman-killed-by-pack-of-pit-bull-terriers-in-Jackson-County-Alabama-second-such-attack-in-the-state-in-10-days

2017-12-08 - Swarm of bees attacks and kills woman in Muchimbiri (Zimbabwe):
http://www.tellzim.com/2017/12/zaka-woman-dies-after-bee-attack.html
http://zimbabwe.direct.news/news=1395840

2017-12-09 - Coywolf stalks woman outside home in Rockland County (New York):
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2017/12/07/new-york-city-suburb-on-edge-over-sightings-coywolf-wolf-coyote-cross.html
http://www.sott.net/article/370813-Coywolf-New-York-City-suburb-on-edge-after-sightings-of-a-wolf-coyote-cross

Quote: "A local plumber recently shot video footage of a coywolf prowling behind a woman taking out her trash. 'It seemed to be stalking her and kind of followed her back up onto her driveway,' Sean McCormack said, according to the New York Daily News."

2017-12-10 - Owl attacks and kills man's Chihuahua in Houston (Texas):
http://abc13.com/pets-animals/man-says-owl-killed-chihuahua-in-west-houston/2769671/

2017-12-11 - Woman's pit bull attacks and kills her in Alsip (Illinois):
http://wtvr.com/2017/12/11/pit-bull-attacks-kills-77-year-old-suburban-illinois-woman/
http://wgntv.com/2017/12/11/elderly-suburban-woman-mauled-to-death-by-pit-bull/
http://q13fox.com/2017/12/11/pit-bull-attacks-kills-77-year-old-suburban-illinois-woman/
http://fox2now.com/2017/12/11/pit-bull-attacks-kills-77-year-old-suburban-illinois-woman/
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/77-year-old-woman-mauled-to-death-by-dog-in-alsip/
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/12/11/woman-77-mauled-to-death-by-dog-in-alsip/
http://abc7chicago.com/pets-animals/police-woman-77-dies-after-dog-attack-in-alsip/2770674/
http://www.sott.net/article/371013-Elderly-woman-killed-by-her-own-pit-bull-terrier-in-Alsip-Illinois

Quote: "Schuldt said the dog appeared well cared for and that the department had never received any prior calls from residents or neighbors reporting the animal behaving aggressively."

2017-12-11 - Coyote attacks and kills pet dog in Annandale (Virginia):
http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/annandale/dogs-dies-after-suspected-coyote-attack-in-fairfax-county/498957606
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Coyote-Suspected-in-Attack-on-Dog-in-Fairfax-County-463743233.html

2017-12-12 - Shark attacks and injures woman on her honeymoon in the Bahamas:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/shark-viciously-attacks-woman-her-223841453.html
http://nypost.com/2017/12/12/video-captures-shark-attack-newlywed-on-her-honeymoon/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sarah-illig-shark-attack-honeymoon_us_5a3190a3e4b07ff75affefbb
http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/newlywed-shares-details-terrifying-shark-attack-final-day/story?id=51760448

2017-12-13 - Coyote attacks and injures pet dog at home in Northfield (Illinois):
http://wtkr.com/2017/12/14/video-shows-coyote-attacking-dog-in-suburban-illinois-backyard/
http://wgntv.com/2017/12/14/dog-attacked-by-lone-coyote-in-suburban-couples-backyard/

2017-12-14 - Sea lion attacks and injures man in bay in coastal San Francisco (California):
http://www.ktvu.com/news/sea-lion-severely-injures-swimmer-at-san-franciscos-aquatic-park
http://abc13.com/man-bitten-by-sea-lion-describes-terrifying-attack/2785040/
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Sea-Lion-Reportedly-Bites-Man-in-SF-Bay-Fire-Officials-464237703.html
http://www.nptelegraph.com/news/national_news/the-latest-man-bitten-by-sea-lion-says-animal-trailed/article_9d9d94c5-2d86-5803-9860-582a53bf750c.html

2017-12-14 - Coyote snatches pet dog in Gardendale (Alabama):
http://abc3340.com/news/local/coyote-alert-small-dog-grabbed-by-coyote-gardendale-police-say

2017-12-14 - Leopard attacks and injures 3 people in Uttar Pradesh (India):
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/terrifying-moment-man-60-fights-11693989
http://www.sott.net/article/371291-Man-fights-off-leopard-with-his-bare-hands-in-Uttar-Pradesh-India

2017-12-14 - Tibetan Mastiff attacks and injures woman on street in Zibo (China):
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5178665/Woman-mauled-Tibetan-Mastiff-saved-bus-driver.html

2017-12-15 - Woman, 22, takes her two pit bulls for walk, her dogs attack and kill her, in Goochland County (Virginia):
http://newschannel9.com/news/nation-world/sheriff-woman-found-dead-in-wooded-area-of-va-mauled-to-death-by-own-dogs
http://wric.com/2017/12/15/sheriff-goochland-woman-found-dead-in-woods-was-mauled-to-death-by-own-dogs/
http://www.13newsnow.com/news/police-virginia-woman-mauled-to-death-by-her-pit-bulls/499768955
http://www.sott.net/article/371413-Woman-mauled-to-death-by-her-pit-bull-terriers-in-Goochland-County-Virginia
http://myfox8.com/2017/12/15/woman-mauled-to-death-by-her-dogs-while-taking-them-for-a-walk/
http://www.wlox.com/story/37074361/woman-mauled-to-death-in-woods-by-her-dogs
http://wtvr.com/2017/12/15/bethany-stephens-obit/

2017-12-15 - Sea lion attacks and injures man in San Francisco Bay in San Francisco (California), second attack in 2 days:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20171216-61023-USA
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/Second-Swimmer-Bit-by-Sea-Lion-in-San-Francisco-Bay-464417093.html
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Second-Swimmer-Bit-by-Sea-Lion-in-San-Francisco-Bay-464417093.html
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/Second-Swimmer-Bit-by-Sea-Lion-in-San-Francisco-Bay-464417093.html
http://www.sott.net/article/371416-Sea-lion-attacks-swimmers-on-consecutive-days-in-San-Francisco-Bay
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-third-sea-lion-attack-san-francisco-20171215-story.html
http://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/us-world-news/2nd-sea-lion-attack-in-san-francisco-bay
http://www.ktvu.com/news/2nd-sea-lion-attack-in-san-francisco-bay

2017-12-15 - Swarm of bees attacks children and teachers at school in Mandsaur (India):
http://www.nyoooz.com/news/indore/986122/schoolteacher-five-kids-injured-in-bee-attack/
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/bees-attack-children-teachers-at-school-in-mps-mandsaur/articleshow/62084552.cms
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/bee-attack-dec-15-schoolteacher-five-kids-injured-in-a-bee-attack/articleshow/62090275.cms

2017-12-16 - Dog attacks and injures 6-year-old boy in Charlotte (North Carolina):
http://www.wbtv.com/story/37083948/dog-killed-after-attacking-injuring-6-year-old-boy-in-northwest-charlotte
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/police-6-year-old-charlotte-boy-injured-in-dog-attack/665050620

2017-12-17 - Stingray attacks and injures man at Riversdale Beach in Wairarapa (New Zealand):
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/346385/man-stable-after-stingray-strike-in-wairarapa
http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2017/12/shark-attack-at-wairarapa.html
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11961409
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/99936011/swimmer-bitten-by-shark-at-riversdale-in-wairarapa
http://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/stingray-attack-wairarapas-east-coast-man-airlifted-wellington-hospital

2017-12-19 - Dog attacks and injures 7-year-old girl, face attack, in coastal Miami (Florida):
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Girl-Bitten-in-Face-by-Dog-in-SW-Miami-Dade-465274163.html

2017-12-20 - Dog attacks and kills woman at boarding facility in Phoenix (Arizona):
http://www.khq.com/story/37114158/dog-mauls-woman-to-death-at-a-phoenix-boarding-facility
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/37112966/pd-woman-dies-after-being-mauled-by-dog-at-phoenix-kennel
http://wjla.com/news/nation-world/69-year-old-woman-mauled-to-death-by-dog-she-was-trying-to-socialize-for-adoption
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2017/12/20/woman-volunteering-animal-boarding-facility-dies-dog-attack/971498001/
http://www.sott.net/article/371917-Woman-dead-after-being-attacked-by-dog-in-Phoenix-Arizona

2017-12-20 - Raccoon enters home and attacks baby girl in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://abc11.com/baby-reportedly-injured-in-raccoon-attack-inside-pa-home/2808913/

2017-12-21 - Cougar attacks and kills pet dog near Ketchum (Idaho):
http://www.mtexpress.com/news/ketchum/cougar-kills-dog-near-ketchum/article_ce850b10-e6a2-11e7-9fb7-7bc7034b922b.html

2017-12-22 - Crocodile attacks and kills man on the island of Palawan (Philippine Islands):
http://myfox8.com/2017/12/23/crocodile-eats-a-man-tying-up-his-boat-as-tropical-storm/
http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/23/17/crocodile-kills-man-securing-boat-from-storm-in-palawan
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5208467/Croc-eats-Philippines-man-Tropical-Storm-batters-nation.html
http://strangesounds.org/2017/12/crocodile-eats-man-tembin-philippines-133-dead-pictures-video.html

2017-12-22 - Dog attacks and injures man, face attack, in Eugene (Oregon):
http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/36277655-75/dog-bites-man-in-face-in-eugene.html.csp

2017-12-23 - Dog attacks and seriously injures toddler at 3:30 AM in Kalamazoo (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2017/12/toddler_critically_injured_in.html
http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2017/12/23/toddler-critically-injured-after-dog-attack-kalamazoo/978995001/

2017-12-24 - Two pit bulls attack couple on walk, kill woman, in Wiser Branch (Kentucky):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20171226-61130-USA
http://wncn.com/2017/12/24/woman-dead-after-dogs-attack-her-and-her-husband/
http://www.wymt.com/content/news/Woman-killed-following-dog-attack-466291063.html
http://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/sheriff-ky-woman-killed-after-pit-bulls-attack-couple-on-a-walk/51-502143967
http://www.wlky.com/article/dog-attack-in-bell-county-kills-woman-injures-her-husband/14494679
http://www.sott.net/article/372242-Woman-killed-by-2-pit-bull-terriers-in-Bell-County-Kentucky
http://www.wate.com/news/local-news/kentucky-woman-killed-by-two-dogs-identified/887494539
http://wkrn.com/2017/12/24/one-woman-dead-after-two-dogs-attack-her-her-husband/
http://nypost.com/2017/12/25/pit-bulls-maul-woman-to-death-on-christmas-eve/

2017-12-25 - Crocodile attacks and kills girl on Lake Victoria (Kenya):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20171226-61138-KEN
http://www.nation.co.ke/counties/kisumu/Kisumu-villagers-fear-Lake-Victoria-crocodile-kills-eats-girl/1954182-4241812-n048dc/index.html
http://news.africa/kisumu-villagers-fear-lake-victoria-after-crocodile-eats-girl/

Quote: "Residents of Kamwanda Village, Osiri Sub-Location of Kisumu County, are living in fear following frequent crocodiles attacks in Lake Victoria. The latest attack was the killing of a 13-year-old girl on Thursday last week, when she and eight other children went to bathe at the shores of the lake."

2017-12-25 - Elephants attack and injure two people in Kajire (Kenya):
http://www.nation.co.ke/counties/taita-taveta/Wildlife-rangers-hurt-in-elephant-attack/1183326-4242294-jy9am1z/index.html

2017-12-25 - Pit bull attacks and injures toddler, face attack, in Gaithersburg (Maryland):
http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/gaithersburg/police-md-toddler-seriously-injured-after-pit-bull-bites-face-and-neck/502336531

2017-12-26 - Pit bull attacks and injures 5-year-old boy in McKeesport (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wtae.com/article/child-hospitalized-after-being-attacked-by-neighbors-pit-bull/14507080

2017-12-28 - Mountain lion attacks and kills dog near Pocatello (Idaho), mountain lion killed:
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/dec/28/wildlife-officials-kill-mountain-lion-that-attacke/
http://www.ktvb.com/news/local/wildlife-officials-kill-mountain-lion-that-attacked-pet-dog/502999714
http://www.kpvi.com/news/political/mountain-lion-killed-after-mauling-dog-to-death-near-pocatello/article_e41a0d3d-1700-59ef-8752-cdcdd3602478.html
http://www.montrosepress.com/national/outdoors/mountain-lion-killed-after-mauling-dog-to-death-in-idaho/article_06ae1768-d972-541b-bc46-719da11e6d16.html

2017-12-29 - Stray dogs attack and kill woman in Modesto (California):
http://www.modbee.com/latest-news/article192268769.html
http://www.newscollected.com/newsarticles/woman-killed-by-stray-dog-attack-in-south-modesto
http://www.sott.net/article/372633-Stray-dogs-kill-woman-in-Modesto-California

2017-12-29 - Swarm of bees attacks and kills rottweiler in Atlasville (South Africa):
http://benonicitytimes.co.za/310970/rottweiler-dies-hundreds-bees-start-attack/

2017-12-30 - Shark attacks and injures surfer near Drakes Estero (California):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20171231-61208-USA
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/12/30/shark-bites-surfers-foot-marin-county/
http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/12/30/surfer-injured-by-shark-in-marin-county/
http://abc7news.com/pets-animals/surfer-bitten-by-shark-near-mouth-off-marin-county-coast/2842520/

2017-12-30 - Stray dog attacks and kills baby in Titila (Kenya):
http://www.nation.co.ke/counties/tana-river/Stray-dog-attacks-and-kills-sleeping-baby-in-Titila-Tana-River/3444928-4246194-ufvh8s/index.html
http://www.sott.net/article/372628-Stray-dog-kills-sleeping-baby-in-Kenya

2017-12-31 - Shark attacks and injures woman at Laniakea Beach on the island of Oahu (Hawaii):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20180102-61226-USA
http://www.k5thehometeam.com/story/37168319/woman-bitten-by-shark-at-laniakea-beach

2017-12-31 - Stingrays injure 73 people in one day in Huntington Beach (California):
http://www.centredaily.com/news/nation-world/national/article192481159.html

Quote: "Lifeguards at Huntington Beach in Southern California say they’ve never seen anything like it. A horde of stingrays has taken up residence in the shallow water off the popular beach, injuring a record 73 people Friday with their sharp spines."