2017 - FEB - Animal Attacks

2017-02-01 - Zebra attacks and injures zookeeper at safari park in Guangzhou (China):
http://www.sott.net/article/341284-Zebra-attacks-zookeeper-at-Safari-Park-in-China
http://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2756624/terrifying-moment-zebra-attacks-zookeeper-and-drags-him-through-enclosure-as-tourists-watch-in-horror/

2017-02-02 - Dogs attack and critically injure man in Lincoln Heights area in coastal Los Angeles (California):
http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20170202/man-attacked-by-dogs-in-lincoln-heights-critically-injured-police-say
http://ktla.com/2017/02/02/man-critically-injured-after-being-attacked-by-2-dogs-in-lincoln-heights-lapd/
http://abc7.com/news/50-year-old-man-in-critical-condition-after-pit-bull-attack-in-lincoln-heights/1734772/
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2017/02/02/2-pit-bulls-attack-elderly-man-kill-his-little-dog-in-lincoln-heights/

2017-02-03 - Pack of 9 dogs attacks and kills woman in Inchanga (South Africa):
http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/kwazulu-natal/nine-dogs-maul-woman-on-her-way-to-work-7593883
http://www.sott.net/article/341518-Pack-of-9-dogs-maul-woman-to-death-in-Inchanga-South-Africa

2017-02-03 - Dog attacks and seriously injures 2-year-old girl in coastal Fife (Scotland):
http://stv.tv/news/east-central/1379748-two-year-old-girl-suffers-facial-injuries-in-dog-attack/
http://www.sott.net/article/341473-Two-year-old-girl-mauled-by-terrier-in-horrific-attack-in-Fife-Scotland

2017-02-04 - Dog attacks on the rise in Mecklenburg County (North Carolina):
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/9-investigates/monday-cmpd-deals-with-rise-in-dog-attacks-some-classified-as-severe/491144038
http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/new-numbers-show-dog-bites-on-rise-in-mecklenburg-co/395873327
http://www.sott.net/article/341706-Dog-bites-rise-by-12-over-a-year-in-Charlotte-North-Carolina

2017-02-05 - Family dog attacks and injures boy and mother, face attacks, in coastal Port St. Lucie (Florida):
http://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/st-lucie-county/2017/02/05/family-dog-bites-boy-mother-port-st-lucie/97522452/

2017-02-05 - Bear entering homes and attacking people in Kalimati Rampur, Laxmipur and Nigalchula (Nepal):
http://www.myrepublica.com/news/14363
http://www.sott.net/article/341654-Wild-bear-entering-homes-terrorizing-villagers-in-Nepal

2017-02-07 - Dog attacks and injures 3-year-old girl in Lancaster County (South Carolina):
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/dog-attacks-child-in-lancaster-county-deputies-say/491932038
http://www.wbtv.com/story/34448904/child-bitten-by-dog-dog-found-fatally-shot-in-separate-incidents-along-same-road
http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/dog-shot-after-biting-child-sheriff-says/402588486

2017-02-07 - Coyote attacks and kills dog, cats and chickens in Deltona (Florida):
http://www.fox35orlando.com/news/234416790-story

2017-02-08 - Tiger attacks and injures 10 people in village in Parsa (Nepal):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20170208-57060-NPL

2017-02-08 - Crocodile attacks and kills man in Kuching (Malaysia):
http://www.theborneopost.com/2017/02/09/missing-villagers-body-found-after-supposed-croc-attack/

2017-02-08 - Boar attacks and injures man in Odisha (India):
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/Boar-attacks-elderly-man/article17245113.ece
http://www.sott.net/article/342013-Boar-attacks-elderly-man-in-Odisha-India

2017-02-08 - Pit bull attacks and injures man in Thibodaux (Louisiana):
http://www.houmatoday.com/news/20170208/man-hospitalized-after-pit-bull-attack
http://www.sott.net/article/342068-Man-hospitalized-after-pit-bull-terrier-attack-in-Thibodaux-Louisiana

2017-02-10 - Pit bull attacks and seriously injures toddler at home, face attack, in Lincoln County (Kentucky):
http://www.wkyt.com/content/news/Toddler-ends-up-with-50-stitches-after-dog-attack-in-Lincoln-County-413415483.html
http://www.sott.net/article/342352-Toddler-required-50-stitches-after-dog-attack-in-Lincoln-County-Kentucky

2017-02-10 - Alligator attacks man at golf course in North Fort Myers (Florida):
http://www.grindtv.com/wildlife/alligator-drags-golfer-pond-gets-foiled-putter-video/
http://www.winknews.com/2017/02/09/golfer-uses-putter-to-fight-gator-at-magnolia-landing/

2017-02-11 - Shark attacks and lightly injures man in Melbourne (Florida):
http://www.nola.com/pets/index.ssf/2017/02/shark_bites_swimmers_hand_in_f.html
http://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2017/02/11/shark-bite-melbourne/97790706/

2017-02-11 - Woman pets elephant, elephant throws her with its tusks, in Thailand:
http://www.grindtv.com/wildlife/annoyed-elephant-tosses-woman-air-tusks-video/
http://www.follownews.com/annoyed-elephant-tosses-woman-into-air-with-its-tusks-video-2is32
http://breaking100news.com/au/world/elephant-throws-woman-trying-to-pet-it/

2017-02-12 - Tiger attacks and kills three people in a week in Uttar Pradesh (India):
http://www.nyoooz.com/news/bareilly/733500/maneater-kills-3-in-a-week-thousands-of-scared-villagers-threaten-to-boycott-polls
http://www.sott.net/article/342444-Man-eating-tiger-kills-3-in-a-week-in-Uttar-Pradesh-India

2017-02-12 - Dog attacks and injures 12-year-old boy in Dayton (Ohio):
http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/dog-mauls-year-old-trotwood-boy-takes-chunk-arm/LQdhNutjtIc1VMM9k7CTXI/

2017-02-12 - Dog enters bus, attacks and injures two high school girls, in Camden (New Jersey):
http://6abc.com/news/camden-hs-girls-basketball-players-attacked-by-dog-/1751197/
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2017/02/12/dog-attacks-hs-basketball-players-on-team-bus-in-camden/

2017-02-12 - Raging bulls break free from pen, charges around stadium injuring matadors and spectators, in Encarnación de Díaz (Mexico):
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4204048/Huge-bulls-break-free-charge-stadium-Mexico.html
http://www.sott.net/article/342479-Raging-bulls-break-free-of-pen-and-charge-around-stadium-injuring-matadors-and-spectators-in-Encarnacion-de-Diaz-Mexico

2017-02-13 - Woman's dog attacks and kills her just after midnight at home in coastal Queens (New York):
http://abc7.com/news/aggressive-dog-attacks-kills-elderly-woman-in-ny/1752332/
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/13/nyregion/queens-woman-75-dies-after-being-bitten-by-her-dog.html
http://www.hickoryrecord.com/news/us/ap/year-old-woman-dies-after-being-attack-by-dog-she/article_2068cb25-e6bd-5d03-a81c-60e5cd283167.html
http://www.sott.net/article/342599-Woman-75-dies-after-mauling-by-family-mastiff-in-Queens-New-York

2017-02-14 - Dog attacks on farm livestock reach record levels in the UK:
http://www.fwi.co.uk/livestock/dog-attacks-on-livestock-reach-record-levels.htm
http://www.sott.net/article/342635-Dog-attacks-on-farm-livestock-reach-record-levels-in-the-UK

2017-02-14 - Beaver attacks man in Kirriemuir (Scotland):
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4216098/Chef-attacked-wild-beaver.html
http://www.sott.net/article/342602-Chef-is-attacked-by-a-wild-beaver-near-Kirriemuir-Scotland

2017-02-14 - Dog attacks and injures woman in Alpharetta (Georgia):
http://www.cbs46.com/story/34514686/police-woman-attacked-by-dog-in-Alpharetta

2017-02-15 - Swarm of bees attacks and kills two dogs at home in Cathedral City (California):
http://www.kesq.com/news/womans-dogs-killed-by-bees-in-cathedral-city/335317032

2017-02-16 - Two family dogs attack and kill 5-year-old boy at home in Clarksville (Kentucky):
http://www.theleafchronicle.com/story/news/local/clarksville/2017/02/16/child-killed-dogs-clarksville/98005980/
http://www.sott.net/article/342914-Child-killed-by-two-family-dogs-in-Clarksville-Kentucky

2017-02-16 - Leopard attacks and kills 4 people in 10 days in Rajasthan (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/leopard-attack-derails-animal-census/articleshow/57154521.cms
http://www.sott.net/article/342818-Leopard-kills-4-people-over-10-days-in-Rajasthan-India

2017-02-17 - Shark attacks and injures man near Hinchinbrook Island (Australia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20170218-57178-AUS
http://www.itv.com/news/2017-02-18/man-critically-injured-in-australia-shark-attack/
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-18/shark-attack-man-bitten-on-leg-serious-injuries-cardwell/8282850
http://news.sky.com/story/teenage-boy-badly-hurt-after-shark-attack-off-australian-coast-10772317
http://www.sott.net/article/342999-Man-critically-injured-by-shark-on-the-Great-Barrier-Reef-Australia

2017-02-17 - Two pit bulls attack and seriously injure 5-year-old boy at home in coastal Brooklyn (New York):
http://abc7ny.com/pets/boy-5-critically-injured-in-pit-bull-attack-in-brooklyn/1760585/
http://nypost.com/2017/02/17/child-in-serious-condition-after-being-mauled-by-dog/
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/boy-critically-wounded-pit-bulls-attacked-nyc-home-article-1.2975850
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Child-Bitten-Dog-Brooklyn-Seriously-Injured-414135563.html
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/nyc-boy-5-mauled-pit-bull-saved-siblings-attack-article-1.2976354
http://abc7ny.com/pets/uncle-boy-5-took-brunt-of-pit-bull-attack-to-protect-younger-siblings/1761962/

2017-02-17 - Wild dogs attack and kill pet dog in Memphis (Tennessee):
http://wreg.com/2017/02/17/wild-dogs-roam-neighborhood-kill-family-pet/

2017-02-18 - Dog attacks child, cop shoots dog, in Chicago (Illinois):
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-police-officer-shoots-dog-that-bit-child-on-south-side/

2017-02-18 - Stray dog attacks and injures child, drags him out of home, in Kerala (India):
http://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/stray-dog-attacks-kid-drags-him-out-of-house-chavara-kollam-1.1740327
http://www.sott.net/article/343077-Stray-dog-attacks-child-drags-him-out-of-house-in-Kerala-India

2017-02-19 - Pack of dogs attacks and kills 4-year-old boy in Punjab (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/amritsar/four-year-old-killed-in-dog-attack/articleshow/57229399.cms
http://www.sott.net/article/343028-Four-year-old-boy-killed-by-dog-pack-in-Punjab-India

2017-02-20 - Swarm of bees attacks and injures several people in gully in Safford (Arizona):
http://www.abc15.com/news/state/3-safford-fire-officials-taken-to-hospital-along-with-child-stung-200-times-by-bees
http://gilavalleycentral.net/bee-attack-sends-child-first-responders-to-hospital/

2017-02-20 - Bear attacks and critically injures man in Odisha (India):
http://odishasuntimes.com/2017/02/20/old-man-critical-bear-attack-odishas-balasore/
http://www.sott.net/article/343282-Old-man-in-critical-condition-after-bear-attack-in-Odisha-India

2017-02-20 - Box jellyfish sting two dozen people at beach in Honolulu (Hawaii):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20170221-57221-USA

2017-02-21 - Shark attacks and kills man at the island of La Reunion (France):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20170221-57228-REU
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-lareunion-shark-attack-idUSKBN1600UO
http://www.expatica.com/fr/news/Reunion-France-shark-attack_966522.html
http://www.sott.net/article/343217-Man-killed-by-shark-off-Reunion-Island
http://news.trust.org/item/20170221092208-1yrlu

2017-02-21 - Swarm of bees attacks and injures woman in park in coastal Singapore:
http://coconuts.co/singapore/news/swarm-bees-ang-mo-kio-park-leaves-woman-badly-stung/
http://sg.thenet24h.com/78912/woman-her-30s-attacked-bees-ang-mo-kio-park-taken-hospital.html

2017-02-21 - Family dog attacks and injures 7-year-old boy at home in coastal Palmetto (Florida):
http://www.bradenton.com/news/local/article134139409.html

2017-02-21 - Leopard attacks and injures 4 people in Rajghat (Nepal):
http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2017-02-16/four-including-forester-injured-in-leopard-attack.html
http://www.sott.net/article/343349-Four-including-forester-injured-by-leopard-in-Nepal

2017-02-22 - Two dogs attack and injure people in Victorville (California), cops shoot one dog:
http://abc7.com/news/deputy-shoots-kills-vicious-dog-attacking-people-in-victorville/1768202/

2017-02-22 - Pack of 5 dogs attacks and kills man in Beniarbeig (Spain):
http://www.9news.com.au/world/2017/02/22/08/32/spanish-man-killed-in-horrific-dog-attack
http://www.sott.net/article/343340-Man-killed-by-pack-of-5-dogs-in-Beniarbeig-Spain

2017-02-22 - 2016 US dog bite fatality statistics and trends for the last 12 years:
http://www.sott.net/article/343383-2016-US-dog-bite-fatality-statistics-and-trends-for-the-last-12-years
http://www.satprnews.com/2017/02/21/nonprofit-releases-2016-dog-bite-fatality-statistics-and-trends-from-12-year-dog-bite-fatality-data-set-2005-to-2016/

2017-02-23 - Swarm of bees attacks and injures 8-year-old girl and dog, others stung too, in Norco (California):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20170224-57260-USA
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2017/02/23/thousands-of-angry-bees-attack-8-year-old-norco-girl-and-her-little-pooch/
http://patch.com/california/lakeelsinore-wildomar/swarm-bees-sting-two-people-dog-hundreds-times-rivco
http://www.pe.com/articles/swarm-826152-norco-bees.html

2017-02-23 - Leopard attacks and injures 11 people in Assam (India), villagers track it down and kill it:
http://www.voiceofgreaterassam.com/leopard-injures-11-in-udalguri-district-later-found-dead-in-forest-nearby/

2017-02-24 - Family pit bull attacks and injures 10-month-old boy in Concord (California), near the coast, cops shoot dog dead:
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/02/24/concord-police-fatally-shoot-pit-bull-after-dog-attacks-toddler/

2017-02-24 - Dog attacks and injures 3-year-old girl in Florida City (Florida), near the coast:
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2017/02/25/3-year-old-girl-undergoes-surgery-after-being-mauled-by-dog-in-florida-city/
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Child-Suffers-Multiple-Bites-After-Dog-Attack-in-Florida-City-414761583.html
http://cbs12.com/news/local/3-year-old-girl-severely-mauled-in-dog-attack
http://whdh.com/news/toddler-hospitalized-after-dog-attack-in-florida/

2017-02-24 - Animals attack and kill 8 people, injure 24 more, in Lamu County (Kenya), drought making animals desperate:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20170223-57254-KEN

2017-02-25 - Two dogs attack three children in coastal Baltimore (Maryland), cops shoot one dog dead:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/bs-md-ci-dog-shooting-20170225-story.html

2017-02-26 - Dog apparently attacks and kills man at home, face attack, in Olney (Pennsylvania):
http://www.fox29.com/news/238295439-story
http://www.fox29.com/news/238205144-story
http://www.sott.net/article/343893-Man-found-dead-overnight-after-alleged-pitbull-terrier-attack-in-Philadelphia

Quote: "A man in Olney was found dead after being involved in some sort of incident with his young pit bull. Police said just before midnight, the 21-year-old victim was found unresponsive at a home in the 5300 block of Rising Sun Avenue. He was rushed to the hospital with injuries to his face, but pronounced dead less than an hour later."

2017-02-26 - Dog attacks and injure 7-year-old girl, face attack, in Germantown, Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://6abc.com/news/girl-7-bitten-in-face-by-pit-bull-in-germantown-/1774655/

2017-02-26 - Man tries to take selfie with elephant, elephant kills him, in Plumtree (Zimbabwe):
http://www.africanews.com/2017/02/22/selfie-opportunity-gets-deadly-as-elephant-tramples-man-in-zimbabwe/
http://www.sott.net/article/343716-Selfie-opportunity-becomes-fatal-as-elephant-tramples-man-in-Zimbabwe

2017-02-28 - Shark attacks and kills dog at beach in Kurnell (Australia):
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-39099721
http://www.yahoo.com/news/owners-traumatized-dog-taken-shark-222711594.html
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/horror-as-dog-snatched-by-shark-in-shallow-waters-on-sydney-beach-095756749.html
http://www.perthnow.com.au/technology/science/shark-snatches-pet-dog-at-sydney-beach/news-story/ebc6f21b1b1cbca5ae8e98ab369365aa