Here’s what’s worth reading today, Friday, June 14, 2019:
Alligator spotted with knife stuck in the middle of its head in Fort Bend County: Families inside Orchard Lakes Estates in Fort Bend County are angered and upset by a recent alligator sighting. Their anger is not because of the animal’s demeanor or size, but because it appeared to need help. “I saw him swimming and then I saw him turn, like swimming towards me, and I saw something sticking out of his head,” said Erin Weaver. “It looked like a steak knife that was sticking out of his head, I don’t know if it was in his eye, but it looked, if it wasn’t in his eye it was very close to his eye.”
Montana hunters who illegally killed Yellowstone mountain lion left trail of photos on social media: Three hunters in Montana who illegally killed a mountain lion in Yellowstone National Park last year were caught after authorities followed a trail of pictures the trio posted on social media, according to court documents. Austin Peterson, 20, Trey Juhnke, 20, and Corbin Simmons, 19, were sentenced last month to a three-year worldwide hunting ban after other hunters alerted game wardens to photos of the illegal kill that had been shared to Instagram, Snapchat and Facebook.
Corpus Christi man contracts vibrio, nearly loses life: Corpus Christi resident Adam Perez says he was putting his feet into the sand and the water, and he ended up in the hospital. His doctors told him he had contracted vibrio. “I was just moving my toes in the sand and stuff. I didn’t get inside the water all the way,” Perez. Four surgeries later, Perez is looking at a lengthy recovery after he believes he contracted a flesh-eating bacteria.
Mother, 4-year-old son attacked by coyote in New Jersey park: A New Jersey mother and her son escaped near tragedy on Thursday night when she was attacked by a coyote in a neighborhood park. The mother, 37, was pushing her son through Fairfield Recreational Park in Fairfield, New Jersey, at about 7 p.m. when she was attacked by the animal, according to police. Onlookers tried to alert the woman, who was bit on the leg while the animal knocked over the stroller.
Strategies to survive summer fishing: Last week, I was fishing on a sunny day, with temperatures in the 90s and little, if any, wind. When I got off the river, my Suburban had been sitting in the sun for hours and was toasty warm. I was perspiring when I headed home. It took a cold shower and a change of clothing to cool me down. Summer is here, and we have to deal with it. Here in Arkansas, summers can get pretty hot. Over the years, I have developed strategies to survive summer fishing.
Tick-borne diseases are on the rise. Here’s what you need to know: There are new concerns about previously rare types of tick-borne diseases being seen more frequently in the United States. The blacklegged tick, for example, not only spreads Lyme disease it can also transmit a serious virus called powassan that may have killed one man and made another sick in New Jersey.
Marlin nearly strikes South Florida fishing competitor during Mexico tournament: Cellphone video from a fishing tournament in Mexico showed a striped marlin nearly slamming into a competitor based in South Florida. Kellie Strange, a member of the Pelagic Girl Team, said although it was a close call, it is normal in the highly competitive world of sport fishing. “It’s a risk that you take,” Strange said. “It doesn’t happen very often. Sometimes, they just get in the boat.” The marlin, which weighed between 100 to 150 pounds, could be seen jumping out of the water while the team reeled it in.
Idaho proposes changes to hunting rules for nonresidents: The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is asking people to comment on a number of proposed hunting rule changes, including reducing big game tags available to nonresident hunters. Other changes could allow some 8- and 9-year-olds to hunt turkeys, expand a pheasant stocking program and the required permits to hunt areas with stocked pheasants, restrict the importation of live deer and elk into the state, implement a waiting period on control hunt tag purchases in capped elk zones and eliminate requirements for devices intended to keep nontarget species like deer and elk from being caught in wolf snares.
Pastor uses moose attack as lesson For all to appreciate life: The pastor attacked by a moose outside his house just days before his daughter’s memorial says his experience is another reminder about the importance to live every day to the fullest. He wants others to appreciate the time they are given in life. “The first thing that went through my mind was ‘oh no’,” said Pastor Doug Gibney, of Calvary Chapel. “First thought was Pat, and I just lost our daughter.”
Doe euthanized after attacking 85-year-old woman, and not all are happy with the decision: An 85-year-old woman is recovering in a hospital from injuries she sustained after being attacked by a deer in Craig. Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials said the doe had two fawns with her and was in the city’s limits yesterday afternoon when the woman was walking her dog. The dog startled the doe, and it attacked the woman. CPW determined that the doe had expressed unusually aggressive behavior and decided to euthanize the deer. The fawns were taken to a rehabilitation facility. The decision to euthanize the deer has caused some people to be outraged and others to question whether that was the right move.
Predator-free by 2050? High-tech hopes for New Zealand’s big conservation dream: To preserve New Zealand’s remaining native biodiversity, the country has begun an ambitious nationwide program to eliminate its most damaging non-native invasive predators — rats, stoats and possums — by 2050. To carry out this mammoth task, government and private entities across the country are applying new technologies to existing detection, exclusion, trapping, poisoning and other strategies used to reduce the numbers of harmful predators.
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