After 19-year-old woman mauled to death, Romania authorizes the killing of nearly 500 bears

[ad_1] Romania’s parliament on Monday approved the culling of almost 500 bears this year in a bid to control the protected species’ “overpopulation” after a deadly attack on a 19-year-old hiker sparked nationwide outcry. Last week, local media reported that a 19-year-old female tourist — identified by the Daily Mail as Maria Diana — was attacked and…

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Are Shark Attacks on the Rise? Here’s What the Data Says

[ad_1] Steven Spielberg’s 1975 shark-themed horror, Jaws (now streaming on Peacock and SYFY), took viewers to the fictional seaside town of Amity Island. Chief Brody (Roy Scheider) wants to close the beach following a deadly shark attack, but it’s tourist season, the town’s lifeblood, and he’s overruled. What follows is an accelerating sequence of attacks and a fight to…

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