A hunter in Kozani was attacked by a bear, having bitten him on the thigh. The cell phone, which ended up in his pants pocket, saved the man from the worst. The hunter in Kozani was lucky in his misfortune. When bitten, the bear stumbled upon a “solid object” – a mobile phone, and the […]
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Deadly bear attack in Slovakia
In the Slovak Tatras, a 57-year-old man died in a bear attack. This is the first case in the past 100 years. Forest Service Lesie Slovenske Republiki reports a fatal brown bear attack on humans in central Slovakia. Over the past two decades, the population of this animal species has tripled. The autopsy and the […]
USA: the mysterious deadly disease of baribal bears
A mysterious disease affects baribal bears in the US states of California and Nevada. Biologists are receiving reports of a hitherto unknown neurological disease in animals, in some cases causing death. Typical symptoms are head tremors and head tilt, lethargy, and weight loss. In severe cases, death occurs, but even a surviving animal requires lifelong […]