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Hundreds of tiger sharks gathered to feed on a group of prey fish off the east coast of Noosa, Australia. A rescue helicopter flying through the area caught the action on video as sharks at their way through the schooling fish. Nearby beaches were notified and no human conflicts occurred during the event. Although typically solitary species, some species of sharks have been documented as pack hunters forming groups to engage larger concetrations of food sources. While others dispute the action as a normal instinct by the sharks to gather where food congregates, it still creates a visually impressive show of numbers.

Nova Scotia – Taylor Mitchell, 19, an up-and-coming musician was attacked by coyotes while hiking in Cape Breton Highlands National Park in Nova Scotia, Canada. Although hiking alone at the time she was on a popular trail where other hikers happened upon the scene, chased the coyotes away, and called for help. Mitchell was air-lifted to Halifax but died of her injuries during the night.

Reports had noted that at least 2 coyotes were viewed as the attackers and park officials believe they have dispatched at least one the offending animals while the other remains on the loose. Because these types of attacks by coyotes are so rare it is pure speculation at this time as to why the coyotes attacked Mitchell.

The British agency that oversees advertising standards in Great Britain recently halted PETA’s “Meat Kills” advertisements for being deceptive.

The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) found that a poster promoted by PETA was misleading when implying that eating meat would cause swine flu. Apparently, the poster used phrases like “meat kills” and “go vegetarian” and superimposed them over the names of numerous deadly diseases including swine flu or H1NI.

Though the British wing of PETA later stated that its intent was only to get people to consider the results of livestock production, the ASA noted that only two of the four diseases mentioned on the poster were verified as being related to the consumption of meat. The ASA indicated that it considered the advertisement “ambiguous” and banned it from being used.

At a briefing held on Capitol Hill on June 22nd, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (Service) Wildlife Without Borders program and partner conservation organizations debuted a video showing how the Service is working with partners in the Latin American and Caribbean region to create a new generation of conservation professionals. This marks the first time nongovernmental organizations have collaborated on a project in support of the Wildlife Without Borders program since its inception.

“This video production shows how cooperative conservation greatly enhanced natural resource management in Latin America and the Caribbean,” said Service acting Director Rowan Gould. “We are committed as an agency to exploring new and innovative ways to get our message out to the public and conservation community, including future leaders in conservation.” The 12 minute video was produced in collaboration with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), Conservation International (CI), the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), and The Nature Conservancy (TNC).
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