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May 13, 2013
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Michael Eisele of Kiel Germany caught this enormous 103-pound cod while fishing off the coast of Norway. If the catch is approved by the International Game Fish Association, it will break the current world record (which has stood for 44 years) by about 5 pounds.
Eisele battled the fish for half an hour before two of his friends finally helped him haul it into the boat, according to the Daily Mail. The cod measured more than 5 feet in length.
[ Read Full Post ]May 10, 2013
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A Suburban-sized, heavily toothed carcass - believed by many to be that of a sea monster or some horrifying species unknown to science - has tentatively been identified as a rotting killer whale.
The 30-foot long body washed ashore on the Bay of Plenty in New Zealand last week. Immediately, beachcombers began asking, “What is this thing?”
[ Read Full Post ]May 9, 2013
by Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder on Wednesday blocked efforts by animal activist groups seeking a statewide vote on a 2012 law that allows wolf hunting. The 2012 law that gives the Michigan Natural Resources Commission the power to designate species as game animals was given final authorization by the state senate on Tuesday.
Prior to this legislation, the responsibility of wolf management decisions fell on the backs of lawmakers. The MNRS plans to list wolves as a game animal for selected hunts in the Upper Peninsula areas today. The Governor is all for this.
[ Read Full Post ]May 9, 2013
by May 8, 2013
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Oh great. Another bass species I’ll have trouble catching...
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission scientists have announced the discovery of a new bass species. The Choctaw bass first caught the attention of anglers and scientists in 2007 when the fish was pulled from the Chipola River.
[ Read Full Post ]May 8, 2013
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Timothy Beck took this outrageous buck last fall in Indiana. The deer was officially accepted by the Boone & Crockett Club earlier this year with a net score of 305 7/8 inches. It's the fourth largest nontypical in history and one of only five bucks to break the 300-inch mark. "This is one of those deer that come along so rarely, it makes you pause and marvel at the wonders of nature and modern conservation," Richard Hale, chairman of the B&C's records committee, said in a press release.
To celebrate this incredible whitetail, B&C rounded up the only 5 whitetail bucks that boast more than 300 inches of antler.
[ Read Full Post ]May 7, 2013
by Bears, believed to be intoxicated, have killed eight and injured dozens of others within the past week in the eastern Indian state of Orissa.
Villagers and forestry agents say the bears have become violent after gorging themselves on flowers from mahua trees, which are used by locals to brew alcohol. At least one bear was killed when Kotpad villagers chased it down and beat it to death. Forestry Minister Bijayshree Routray has placed forestry agents armed with tranquilizers in villages for protection in case the bears return, according to the BBC.
[ Read Full Post ]May 6, 2013
by In 2009, PETA harshly criticized President Barack Obama for swatting a fly during a televised interview. The animal rights – and apparently insect rights as well – group condemned the merciless act even going so far to label the moment as an "executive insect execution.”
Four years later, PETA is showing that its outrage wasn’t politically based by denouncing a Republican for the same action. On Friday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s office posted a video showing the Garden State’s Number One smashing a spider on his desk in front of a group of visiting school children. Christie bragged about his actions in a Tweet that read, "Earlier today I saved a few school children from a spider #nobigdeal #toughdayattheoffice."
[ Read Full Post ]May 3, 2013
by Toby Burke, a wildlife biologist for Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, was on a bird watching excursion along the Alaskan Kasilof River Beach with his family when they spotted a brown bear in the distance.
At first they didn't think much of the sighting, and soon enough the bear disappeared among some sand dunes. But the bear reappeared at close range and started heading right for Burke, his wife, their 7-month-old baby, 8-year-old son, and 11-year-old daughter.
[ Read Full Post ]April 19, 2013
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Commercial fishermen in Western Australia accidentally netted this 13-foot great white shark just 100 meters off a popular beach earlier this week. The big shark died in the net because it was unable to move water over its gills.
Cheyne fisher Dumpy Wheatcroft (yeah, apparently his first name is Dumpy) told thewest.com that tourists flocked to watch the shark being loaded on to a forklift.
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