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July 2, 2022

Shark watch: NY beaches step up vigilance after recent sightings, possible encounter

New York officials are stepping up safety protocols and manpower on Nassau County beaches after a man was taken to a hospital due to a likely shark bite.

July 1, 2022

Florida shark attack leaves teen with 'serious injuries'

A teenage girl is expected to lose her leg after sustaining "serious injuries" in a shark attack Thursday at a Florida beach, the second attack in the nation this week.

July 1, 2022

Texas fisherman reels in massive alligator snapping turtle: 'Everything went crazy'

Justin Broomhall, 25, of Longview, Texas, caught an alligator snapping turtle while he, his son, his dad and his fiancé’s dad were fishing together on Father’s Day.

June 30, 2022

Pennsylvania woman gored by buffalo in Yellowstone, 2nd visitor this week

A 71-year-old Pennsylvania woman visiting Yellowstone National Park with her daughter was gored by a bison, becoming the second person to be gored this week.

June 30, 2022

LA mountain lions and Mumbai leopards, two big cats in urban jungles

The major cities of LA and Mumbai are the world's only two megacities with large felines — mountain lions in one, leopards in the other.

June 30, 2022

Cape Cod residents warned of great white shark migration headed their way

Massachusetts researchers cautioned that great white sharks are expected to be present in the waters near Cape Cod this summer due to warm weather and a large seal population.

June 29, 2022

Grizzly bear mauls hiker in Wyoming in ‘surprise encounter’

A grizzly bear mauled a hiker on Francs Peak, located southeast of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, in what officials described as a sudden attack.

June 29, 2022

Cape Cod beach closed after shark sighting

A beach in Truro, Massachusetts, was closed to swimming on Tuesday after a great white shark sighting – one of 11 reported sightings over the course of the past week.

June 29, 2022

Man gored by Yellowstone bison

A Colorado man was gored by a bison at Yellowstone National Park earlier this week. He sustained an injury to his arm and was taken to a nearby medical center.

June 28, 2022

White House says 1.6 million monkeypox vaccines will be available by the end of the year

The Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday that 1.6 million doses of the monkeypox vaccine will be available to states by the end of this year.