https://cnycentral.com/news/local/deputies-driver-accidentally-shot-in-the-neck-by-deer-hunter-in-onondaga-county

SPAFFORD, N.Y. — A driver was accidentally shot in the neck while traveling on Nunnery Road in the town of Spafford on Sunday morning, according to the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies say that the incident happened around 10:37 a.m.

A deer hunter reportedly shot at a deer in the woods that was about 150 feet from the road. The bullet hit the driver’s car, shattering the passenger side window and striking the driver in the neck.

The victim is in stable condition with non-life threatening injuries.

Deputies say that the hunter is cooperating with the investigation.

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Officers have taken over the investigation.

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(Phys.org)—A team of researchers with members from Italy, Belgium and Peru has found evidence that suggests the reason the giant shark megalodon went extinct millions of years ago, was because its small prey went extinct due to climate change. In their paper published in Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, the team describes fossils they found in Peru and their link to the giant ancient shark.

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Over at least two decades, the southwest Washington business owner spent hundreds of thousands of dollars buying the exclusive hunting licenses he used to kill more than 100 elk. His license for the Ellensburg hunt, a “governor’s tag” auctioned to fund elk-related conservation efforts by state wildlife managers, cost him $50,000.

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The pangolin, a unique and protected species among Bornean mammals in Sarawak, is to have its classification upgraded to the “totally protected” category in the state. — NSTP Archive By Bernama – October 14, 2019 @ 10:00pm

KUCHING: The pangolin, a unique and protected species among Bornean mammals in Sarawak, is to have its classification upgraded to the “totally protected” category in the state.

The animal, which is also known as the “Scaly Anteater” or its scientific name Manis javanica, has been topping the chart as the most frequently seized mammal in Asia’s illegal wildlife trade and is currently facing extinction.

Naming the shy and quiet animal as his favourite, Sarawak Forestry Corporation Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Zolkipli Mohamad Aton said the corporation would conduct a study to find out its current population, before submitting a proposal to the government to upgrade its category.

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