Signs pointing to mountain lion in attack on boy

"     Mountain lions at the Rio Grande Zoo.   ALBUQUERQUE  - It now appears the little boy mauled in the Sandia Mountains on Saturday was attacked by a mountain lion although game officers still aren't totally sure....

Kamloops boy recovering from cougar mauling

"Kamloops boy recovering from cougar mauling Vancouver Sun Published: Thursday, August 02, 2007 A 12-year-old Kamloops boy is recovering in hospital this morning after he was badly mauled by a cougar a day earlier at a campground near Clinton. Police in Clinton say the boy...

Krugersdorp Game Reserve owner killed by lions

I couldn't file this under "Crime", since the lions were just being lions. No matter how the safari industry tries to spin it, the bush is a dangerous place, full of dangerous things like lions. These lions didn't disperse once the paramedics arrived; they stuck around,...

Death Penalty for Jaguar

In Denver, a jaguar was shot to death for the crime of being a jaguar. I understand that he mauled a zookeeper to death, and that saddens me, but surely there was another way to subdue the animal besides killing it. A jaguar is a big, dangerous jungle cat; keeping one in a...

Woman is mauled at Dublin zoo

"Dublin Zoo has said it is reviewing its security after a 19-year-old woman was mauled by a tiger. The real question is, do they need better security? or just smarter visitors, would you really put you arm into a cage with something that can eat you? "