Wildlife encounters
Australia: Fraser Island Campers Harass Dingoes, Dingoes Bite, Campsites Close
Date: March 17th, 2010 |
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After three campers were bitten by dingoes in recent weeks on Queensland’s Fraser Island, rangers closed two campgrounds in an effort to keep people and wildlife separated. The task is complicated by too many campers’ willful ignorance of laws to leave the animals alone: encounters like these usually occur because the campers harass the dingoes. [read more]
Australia: Monster Croc Bites Tourist Boat, No One Injured
Date: November 12th, 2009 | No Comments
Two unprecedented incidents occurred on crocodile cruises on the Daintree River in Far North Queensland recently, and luckily no one was injured. In the first, a tourist fell overboard in croc-infested waters but was quickly plucked out unharmed. In the second, a 15-foot monster croc dubbed Fat Albert by the local tour operators leapt from [read more]
South Africa: Great White Takes Swimmer Near Cape Town
Date: January 20th, 2010 | No Comments
The beaches of Cape Town are overseen by the world’s only shark-spotting network, but it was no consolation for a swimmer who was killed by a great white shark Jan. 13 off Fish Hoek beach. The man was attacked three times by a shark described as immense by witnesses as he swam about 100 yards [read more]
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