January 25, 2021 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
It’s not every day one gets to witness a mountain lion stalking its prey. That’s why this trail-cam footage is so special. YouTube account coyotecams posted video footage from two trail cams last week with the following commentary. “Yesterday while checking my trail cameras I was thrilled to find I...
January 15, 2021 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
A woman is recovering from injuries after a rabid bobcat attacked her, her husband, and their dog inside the garage of their Connecticut home last week. Malcolm Jones told Fox 61 , “If I had not been here, I have a really bad feeling something really bad would have happened.”...
January 11, 2021 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
Multiple sightings of sickly mountain lions in Southern California are raising concerns that the cats’ poor condition is linked to last year’s wildfires or to poisoning by fire retardant or rodenticides. According to SFGate , a malnourished mountain lion was captured in downtown Santa Cruz and at least one other...
December 21, 2020 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
A Stamford, Connecticut, woman used a shovel to fend off a large coyote as it attacked her dog earlier this month. Animal control officials say the coyote has already killed another family’s small dog. According to CBS2 , Karen Danks was with her dog, Dakota, in her backyard when the...
December 18, 2020 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
Texas officials can’t agree on what killed a man found in a wooded area near Lipan, approximately 85 miles from Dallas, last week. The Hood County Sheriff’s Office said it suspects Christopher Allen Whiteley, 28, was fatally attacked by a mountain lion, or other wild animal. But the Texas Parks...
November 28, 2020 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
Would you jump in a pond to save your puppy from an alligator’s grasp? One Florida man did just that and it was all caught on camera. Richard Wilbanks, 74, of Estero said instincts and adrenaline caused him to jump in his backyard pond to save his 3-month-old Cavalier King...
November 20, 2020 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
Mackenzie Lappin was hunting deer by herself deep in the woods when she experienced one of the most terrifying moments of her life. She encountered an aggressive mountain lion that seemed unfazed by her efforts to scare it away. The scary encounter — caught on her cellphone video — happened...
November 9, 2020 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
A grizzly bear attacked and seriously injured a father and son who were hunting in northern Montana on Halloween day. According to a statement made by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, the bear charged out of a wooded area near Smith Lake in the Flathead Valley. The agency said the...
November 6, 2020 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
Most people know to watch out for venomous snakes around woodpiles or in rocky areas, but few would think to check a pile of toys by the back door. Unfortunately for a Jackson, Tennessee, toddler, that’s exactly where a copperhead had taken refuge before biting the young girl last week...
October 12, 2020 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
Bears are trying to fatten up for the winter, which means they sometimes follow their noses into buildings or other areas occupied by people. That’s what happened last week when a large black bear was filmed walking down a hallway in the YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park, Colorado...
October 9, 2020 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
People aren’t the only victims of the wildfires that are raging across California. Domestic and wild animals are suffering and dying as well. Fortunately, a firefighter battling the Zogg fire in Northern California discovered a badly burned mountain lion cub and rescued it. NBC News says the cub was found...
September 21, 2020 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
A Greenfield, Massachusetts, man just wanted a peaceful nap by the pool, but a curious black bear gave him quite the shock instead. A Ring home security camera caught the moment the bear walked into Matt Bete’s backyard. It appeared to drink from the pool before walking up to the...
September 18, 2020 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
For the second time since 2019, rangers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) have euthanized a bear for scavenging human remains. According to 10 News , hikers stumbled upon an unoccupied tent at a campsite near the remote Hazel Creek Trail in North Carolina last Friday, Sept. 11...
September 14, 2020 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
Surveillance footage shows a number of dangerous close encounters between a large black bear and people at a Lake Tahoe gas station. Footage taken on Aug. 30 and shared by CBS Sacramento shows a bear lying on the Kings Beach Chevron convenience store floor devouring candy and crackers for approximately...
September 4, 2020 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
Boaters in northern Wisconsin caught remarkable video footage of a mama bear carrying three cubs on her back as she swam from one side of the Chippewa Flowage to the other. CBS 58 reports Dan and Nelda Powers, along with Bluford and Helen Fitch, witnessed the amazing sight in Couderay,...
August 31, 2020 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
Stephanie Blais, 44, was talking on the phone with her father when she was attacked and killed by a black bear in a remote fly-in camp in Canada. CBC News reports Blais was attacked at her family cabin on McKie Lake in Saskatchewan. Blais had used a satellite phone to...
August 14, 2020 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
Remember the curious young male black bear that made the news a few weeks ago after video footage showed him pawing at a woman and sniffing her hair? Well, Mexican authorities just captured and castrated him and people aren’t happy about it. According to BBC News , folks are questioning...
August 7, 2020 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
With the U.S. presidential election only months away, not even the wildlife is safe from aggressive presidential campaign supporters. There’s actually a black bear roaming the Great Smoky Mountains with a Trump sticker stuck to its tracking collar, and a bear-advocacy group in Asheville is not happy about it. The...
July 31, 2020 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
It’s a bad idea to climb into an alligator pit to retrieve a lost wallet. It’s an even worse idea to let a young child tag along, but that’s exactly what happened recently at a wildlife park in Minnesota — and it was all caught on camera. According to Inside...
July 27, 2020 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
A group of women were hiking through an ecological park in Mexico when a curious wild bear approached and began pawing at one of them. Video footage shows a medium-sized bear sniffing a woman and even placing its front paws on her shoulders as it licks her hair. You can...
