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Tiger Shark Mortally Wounds Rescued Dolphin

Thursday, July 30, 2009 By Matt Hooper View Comments
Tiger Shark Attack Mortally Wounds Rescued Dolphin

CLEARWATER — Blood was pooling in the water off Stephen McCulloch's boat Tuesday morning. He kept his phone call about the injured dolphin brief."We've witnessed a tiger shark attack on Dunham. He's mortally wounded," said McCulloch, a Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution director. "There may be a possibility we need to euthanize him."About 400 miles away, Kevin Walsh answered his phone at the Gulf World Marine Park. The dolphin he had helped nurse from near death for seven months now … [Read more...]

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Men Dragging Shark Through Miami Caught on Tape

Thursday, July 23, 2009 By Martin Brody View Comments
Shark Abandoned in Miami Street

The body of a shark was left lying in the middle of a downtown Miami street after two men tried to sell it to several fish markets. Surveillance video caught the men dragging the five or six-foot-long animal around town.httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3wcdIoJD0M … [Read more...]

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Shark Attack at St. Pete Beach, Florida

Thursday, July 23, 2009 By Martin Brody View Comments
St. Pete Beach, Florida Shark Attack Location

By Keith Baker - ABC Action NewsST. PETE BEACH, FL - A 19-year-old was bitten by a shark near her home on Wednesday.Jenna James was swimming behind her home on Boca Ciega Drive when she was bitten above the right knee. She was swimming with her sister in fairly shallow water in Boca Ciega Bay and felt a cutting sensation above her knee."She was approximately 10 - 12 feet off the dock," one witness told ABC Action News.James did not see the shark, but the bite wound provided the evidence.Her … [Read more...]

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New Smyrna Beach Resumes Shark Carnage Season

Sunday, May 17, 2009 By Martin Brody View Comments
New Smyrna Beach Shark Attack Season?

It must be that time of year - the waters are frothing with blood after two shark attacks in the infamous Shark Attack Capital of the World, New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County, Florida.Two men were bitten by unidentified sharks within five minutes of one another - arm yourselves and prepare for the impending shark invasion!NBC Miami reports on the attacks and makes a loosely-veiled implication that the waters may not be safe for humans: "Two shark attacks on Florida’s Space Coast yesterday … [Read more...]

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Sharks Terrorize Australian Beaches

Tuesday, March 3, 2009 By Martin Brody View Comments

There's been an unprecedented rash of shark attacks in Australia lately, and intense levels of shark activity rocked the California and Florida coasts in 2008.Should you be afraid of the man in the grey suit? Of course you should.There's a distinct possibility that climate change is affecting the number of fatal shark attacks. Soon the sharks will take to the streets and hunt us in our beds as we sleep.You have nothing to fear except for The Fear Beneath! … [Read more...]

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Florida Dog Narrowly Avoids Shark Bait Status

Tuesday, September 30, 2008 By Martin Brody View Comments

ISLAMORADA, FLORIDAA dog is recovering after a Florida Keys carpenter dove in to save his pet from a shark.Greg LeNoir said he took his 14-pound rat terrier Jake for a daily swim at a marina Friday.The five-foot shark suddenly surfaced and grabbed nearly the entire dog in its mouth.LeNoir said he yelled, then balled up his fists and dove headfirst into the water. He hit the shark in the back and the creature finally let go of the dog.Man and dog made it safely back to shore. The … [Read more...]

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