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Officials Investigating 'Unusual' and 'Aggressive' Otter Attacks on People and Pets in Alaska
People ^
| September 29, 2021
| Kelli Bender
Posted on 09/30/2021 9:39:15 PM PDT by Trump20162020
A state known as The Last Frontier, partly due to its robust wildlife, is facing an unexpected menace.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game recently released a warning to Anchorage residents to stay alert around local lakes and rivers after incidents of group otter attacks.
According to the department, on Sept. 1, a group of four river otters bit a child near Lake Otis. A few weeks later, officials received reports about a group of river otters chasing after a pet dog and biting the canine's owner near University Lake. On the same day at the same lake, an otter attacked a different dog.
The rapid succession of these incidents led to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game issuing their warning.
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TOPICS: Local News; Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: alaska; otter; otters
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To: Trump20162020
Mother Earth is sending evil Caucasian humans an unmistakable message.
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posted on
09/30/2021 9:40:57 PM PDT
by
Steely Tom
([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
To: Trump20162020
Neew strain of Covid 19 Rabies.
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posted on
09/30/2021 9:43:14 PM PDT
by
right way right
(May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our only true hope. )
To: Trump20162020
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posted on
09/30/2021 9:43:31 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
To: Trump20162020
“an otter attacked a different dog”
They obviously don’t like different dogs. They prefer conforming dogs. Take note, dogs.
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posted on
09/30/2021 9:44:11 PM PDT
by
Larry Lucido
(Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
To: BenLurkin
Otter lineup.
"Was it dis otter?"
"No, it was the otter otter."
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posted on
09/30/2021 9:47:51 PM PDT
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Larry Lucido
(Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
To: Trump20162020
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posted on
09/30/2021 9:52:20 PM PDT
by
American in Israel
(A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
To: Trump20162020
My guess is that the attacks come from juveniles defending their territory and accustomed to reduced human activity in the wild due to the pandemic. Now, with people slowly becoming more active in the wild, a handful of those juveniles are alarmed and aggressive about defending their territory.
To: Larry Lucido
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posted on
09/30/2021 10:10:06 PM PDT
by
Salamander
("Salamander has barbaric tendencies" /Gundog)
To: Rockingham
The Alarmed Otters would be a good punk band name.
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posted on
09/30/2021 10:10:55 PM PDT
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Salamander
("Salamander has barbaric tendencies" /Gundog)
To: Trump20162020
Maybe humans otter stay away from the wildlife.
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posted on
09/30/2021 10:40:02 PM PDT
by
Veggie Todd
(Proudly posting comments without reading the articles since 2002.)
To: All
OK, I know he was a Delta, but I didn't think he was violent.
To: Trump20162020
Clearly this is Trump’s fault...
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posted on
10/01/2021 1:49:37 AM PDT
by
rrrod
(6)
To: rrrod
Caused by:
Trump
Global Warming
Un-Vaccinated
White Supremacy
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posted on
10/01/2021 1:55:40 AM PDT
by
GOPJ
(A million illegals A DAY summer 2022... Communism - vote your way in - shoot your way out.)
To: Rockingham
There was not “reduced human activity in the wild due to the pandemic” in the Anchorage area.
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posted on
10/01/2021 2:11:47 AM PDT
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steve86
(Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
To: Trump20162020
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posted on
10/01/2021 2:14:42 AM PDT
by
heavy metal
(smiling improves your face value as well as making people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
To: Trump20162020
Otters have been known to make moves on cougars in the past.
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posted on
10/01/2021 2:56:26 AM PDT
by
Moltke
(Reasoning with a liberal is like watering a rock in the hope to grow a building.)
To: steve86
Alaskan tourism was down markedly due to COVID, including even the Anchorage area. Perhaps more important as to wild animals, fur prices were weak over the last few years and were made worse by the pandemic. Otter fur pelts are of low market value, which of course reduces trapping activity against them.
To: Trump20162020
Could it be something in the water? /S
To: Trump20162020
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posted on
10/01/2021 6:10:18 AM PDT
by
Grimmy
(equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
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