Wildlife Encounters
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Mountain lion bites child in rare attack during family hike on popular Olympic National Park trail
By Julia Clarke published
The child was flown to a Level 1 Trauma Center following the incident

Zero fox given! National Park visitors urged to keep an eye on their footwear after furry thief pinched over 30 pairs of shoes in just three weeks
By Will Symons published
Rangers have hung wanted posters around Grand Teton National Park in an attempt to keep visitors' shoes safe from a certain sly bandit

"A truly historic moment for wildlife recovery" - pine marten kits sighted in British national park for first time in a century
By Alex Foxfield published
The young pine martens have been captured on camera in Dartmoor National Park, following the reintroduction of adult pine martens last year

Bear spray at the ready: warnings issued in Banff National Park over bold black bear behavior, while elsewhere hiker releases viral video of grizzly trailing him
By Charlie Lyon published
Unsurprisingly, National Park officials recommend doing your best to avoid bear encounters completely

"What is this thing doing right here?" – Washington hikers come across a giant octopus casually swimming just off the trail
By Julia Clarke published
These hikers got the surprise of their life

Feral pigs captured and killed after a second suspected illegal rewilding attempt in the Scottish Highlands
By Will Symons published
Eight pigs were discovered almost exactly a month after illegally released lynx were found in the Cairngorms National Park

Disoriented moose causes chaos on slopes of popular ski resort
By Julia Clarke published
Video shows skiers ducking for cover as a moose goes on the loose at Colorado resort

Lynx illegally released in the Scottish highlands dies after capture
By Will Symons published
One lynx has died after four were illegally released into a popular hiking area in the Scottish Highlands last week
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