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August 4, 2014

Researcher tags great white off Cape Cod

CHATHAM, Mass. (AP) — A shark researcher has attached an electronic tracking device to a great white shark off Chatham. The Cape Cod Times reported it was the first time this year that a great white […]
August 4, 2014

Otter attacks swimmers in Washington river

SEATTLE (AP) – State and federal wildlife agents are trying to trap the otter that attacked a boy and his grandmother as they were swimming in the Pilchuck River about 30 miles northeast of Seattle. Because […]
August 4, 2014

Lionfish banned from Florida pet shops starting today

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The waters around Florida are known as a Mecca for tropical and exotic fish, but there’s one sea creature that’s no longer welcome along our shores: the invasive lionfish. According to the Florida […]
August 4, 2014

Firearms Retailers Off ‘Operation Choke Point’ Watch List

NEWTOWN, Conn –-(Ammoland.com)-  In a matter closely watched by NSSF, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) this week reported that firearms retailers are no longer on a watch list of businesses deemed “high risk” after withdrawing […]
August 4, 2014

DC Defines Pepper Spray as a Firearm

Just when I thought the District of Columbia government couldn’t stoop to new lows of incompetence and non-sensical behavior, it does. Apparently, self-defense spray is defined as a firearm in DC and must be registered by […]
August 1, 2014

Hawaii: Tropical Fish Collector Charged With Misdemeanor For Scuba ‘Terror’ Attack Off Kona coast

A West Hawaii fish collector has been charged with terroristic threatening, according to online court records. The Prosecuting Attorney’s Office filed the second-degree charge, which is a misdemeanor, against Jay Lovell on Monday. Lovell is accused […]
August 1, 2014

Screams, panic caught on video as shark charges at swimmers near beach

NAVARRE BEACH, FL – A Florida beach cleared out – with the exception of a woman and lifeguard who tried to save her – when a shark was spotted heading straight toward swimmers on Tuesday afternoon. […]
August 1, 2014

Longear Sunfish Mysteriously Rediscovered in Iowa, First Sighting in 80 Years

Biologists in Iowa are perplexed after a collection of fish pulled from hatchery ponds on the Mississippi River last month included a longear sunfish —- a species that hadn’t been seen in Iowa for more than […]
August 1, 2014

Hornady issues recall for single Lot of Critical Duty 9mm ammo

Hornady Mfg Company issued a recall of a single lot of its Critical Duty 9mm ammo on July 31 due to “light or no powder charges.” The company said its Hornady Critical Duty 9mm 135 grain […]
August 1, 2014

California Beachgoers Capture Something on Camera That Scientists Haven’t Seen in About a Decade: ‘It’s a Little Out of Whack

California beachgoers turned to social media this week to post photos online depicting thousands of blue sea creatures washing ashore  — a phenomenon scientists say they haven’t seen in about a decade. According to experts, it’s […]