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News.com.au
02-05-2025
- News.com.au
Former member of iconic US metal band Possessed shot dead
A former member of iconic US deathmetal band Possessed has been killed by police marking the second time one of the band's musicians has been shot. Brian Joseph Montana, 60, was fatally shot in San Francisco by police on Monday, reportedly due to an argument about tree trimmings. The neighbour sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Police were called around 5.50pm local time following a disturbance in which it's claimed Montana was threatening his neighbour with a firearm. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that the fracas stemmed due to a disagreement over tree clippings from a neighbour's garden. CBS San Francisco said that when police arrived at the home in the suburb of South San Francisco they saw a man shooting into a home that someone had just run inside of. The man was then seen running into a home that was occupied, before moving to a driveway and hiding behind several parked vehicles. 'Over the next 25 minutes, the suspect armed himself with three different types of firearms (handgun, shotgun, and rifle) and fired at officers from different locations within the driveway,' police said in a statement. Officers used their vehicles as cover and returned fire, striking Montana. Police said that measures were made to save the musician's life, however he succumbed to his injuries on-scene and died. Montana joined Possessed in 1983 after seeing an ad for a guitarist that founding members Mike Torrao and Mike Sus put up in the Bay Area. They struck up a friendship and went on to record a demo album called Death Metal in '84. However, things didn't work out and Montana left later that year. 'After I joined the band, yes, we hung out together a lot. I was the original guitarist besides Torrao, so when I joined we were still just a garage band; didn't even have our first gig yet. 'After we started playing the clubs, we bonded more and had a lot more fun with it,' Montana told Voices From the Darkside in an interview. 'I left the band because Torrao had a terrible attitude problem and wouldn't stop ragging at me. He was like some senile old lady that just wouldn't shut up. He had a problem with my image. He didn't think I was evil enough or something. He was always ragging on me to wear an upside down crucifix and be satanic.' Montana isn't the first member of the legendary group, who are known as the father's of deathmetal, to have been shot. Vocalist Jeff Becerra was left paralysed after being shot by two armed robbers in 1989. Possessed had broken up, and the vocalist was working a construction job when the incident took place. 'We scuffled, there was no way out of it and I ended up getting shot a couple of times. The first guy pushed a 9-millimeter to my chest. It broke through the ribs and shattered the lungs and stuck on in the spine, so I still have a 9-millimeter slug stuck on the vertebrate T3,' he said in a 2019 interview.
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Animals succeed in solving major problem where scientists had failed: 'It's just incredible'
California's sea otters have become surprising environmental champions by tackling a destructive invasive species wreaking havoc in Elkhorn Slough. These adorable marine mammals have naturally solved a problem scientists have struggled with for years, according to CBS. For decades, invasive European green crabs have threatened Monterey County's delicate Elkhorn Slough ecosystem. These unwanted visitors arrived in the late 1980s, likely as stowaways on boats, and quickly began outcompeting native species and disrupting the entire habitat. "Green crabs wreak havoc on native ecosystems. So once green crabs showed up on the U.S. West Coast, it was a major concern," Rikke Jeppesen, a scientist for the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, told CBS San Francisco. Scientists had set countless traps to control the invaders, but the crabs always returned in overwhelming numbers. Then something unexpected happened: The crabs began disappearing without explanation. The mystery was solved, the CBS report said, when researchers heard loud chewing noises near their traps. The culprits? Sea otters with great appetites for invasive crustaceans. Around 100 sea otters now call Elkhorn Slough home, devouring tens of thousands of green crabs annually. Their natural predation has accomplished what humans couldn't achieve despite investing millions of dollars to root out the invasive crabs. This remarkable, natural ecological service benefits local communities by preserving the ecosystem while saving taxpayer money on expensive control programs. Volunteer Ron Eby also pointed out how the recovering otter population boosts the local economy as well: "The income here is several million dollars a week, so it's just incredible." Should we be actively working to kill invasive species? Absolutely It depends on the species I don't know No — leave nature alone Click your choice to see results and speak your mind. The total California sea otter population currently stands around 3,000, according to the CBS report — still far below previous numbers, which once reached tens of thousands along the coast. Nevertheless, their success story in Elkhorn Slough demonstrates how restoring predator populations can provide natural solutions to environmental problems. "Never before have I done anything that anyone cared that much about," Jeppesen said of the notable discovery. The otters' unexpected role shows that sometimes the best environmental solutions come from within nature itself. There could be a similar challenge in your own area that needs this kind of attention. While not everyone is able to get as hands-on, there are a number of ways to take action in your community and help the environment — from volunteering to donating to signing petitions that represent the interests you believe in. Join our free newsletter for good news and useful tips, and don't miss this cool list of easy ways to help yourself while helping the planet.
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Animals succeed in solving major problem where scientists had failed: 'It's just incredible'
California's sea otters have become surprising environmental champions by tackling a destructive invasive species wreaking havoc in Elkhorn Slough. These adorable marine mammals have naturally solved a problem scientists have struggled with for years, according to CBS. For decades, invasive European green crabs have threatened Monterey County's delicate Elkhorn Slough ecosystem. These unwanted visitors arrived in the late 1980s, likely as stowaways on boats, and quickly began outcompeting native species and disrupting the entire habitat. "Green crabs wreak havoc on native ecosystems. So once green crabs showed up on the U.S. West Coast, it was a major concern," Rikke Jeppesen, a scientist for the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, told CBS San Francisco. Scientists had set countless traps to control the invaders, but the crabs always returned in overwhelming numbers. Then something unexpected happened: The crabs began disappearing without explanation. The mystery was solved, the CBS report said, when researchers heard loud chewing noises near their traps. The culprits? Sea otters with great appetites for invasive crustaceans. Around 100 sea otters now call Elkhorn Slough home, devouring tens of thousands of green crabs annually. Their natural predation has accomplished what humans couldn't achieve despite investing millions of dollars to root out the invasive crabs. This remarkable, natural ecological service benefits local communities by preserving the ecosystem while saving taxpayer money on expensive control programs. Volunteer Ron Eby also pointed out how the recovering otter population boosts the local economy as well: "The income here is several million dollars a week, so it's just incredible." Should we be actively working to kill invasive species? Absolutely It depends on the species I don't know No — leave nature alone Click your choice to see results and speak your mind. The total California sea otter population currently stands around 3,000, according to the CBS report — still far below previous numbers, which once reached tens of thousands along the coast. Nevertheless, their success story in Elkhorn Slough demonstrates how restoring predator populations can provide natural solutions to environmental problems. "Never before have I done anything that anyone cared that much about," Jeppesen said of the notable discovery. The otters' unexpected role shows that sometimes the best environmental solutions come from within nature itself. There could be a similar challenge in your own area that needs this kind of attention. While not everyone is able to get as hands-on, there are a number of ways to take action in your community and help the environment — from volunteering to donating to signing petitions that represent the interests you believe in. Join our free newsletter for good news and useful tips, and don't miss this cool list of easy ways to help yourself while helping the planet.
