In Södermanland, Sweden, wolf attacks on livestock have significantly increased, prompting authorities to announce a new cull. The most recent attack marks the thirteenth incident of the year, affecting farmers and prompting expanded protective measures.

A second case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been confirmed in Washington, detected in a white-tailed deer in Spokane County. This follows the first case earlier in the year.

Some have dubbed the creature Anubis, referring to the ancient Egyptian god usually depicted as a canine or a man with a canine head. 

A brown bear and one of her two cubs were shot and killed by a Sitka resident early Thursday after the animals entered into a storage building in the 4200 block of Halibut Point Road, in the vicinity of the Sitka Sound Cruise Terminal, and were trying to get into freezers.