This winter, an unprecedented heavy snowfall in Yellowstone National Park pushed a large portion of the park’s bison herd to search for milder climates and food at lower elevations. In response, state and federal officials sanctioned a four-month-long hunt to prevent the spread of brucellosis—a disease that could infect cattle and cause cows to abort […]
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Italy to let hunters loose against ‘invasion’ of wild boars
Italy’s ruling right-wing coalition is set to loosen hunting rules to deal with what the country’s farming lobby has called an “invasion” of wild boars. The boars are common in the countryside, but have recently also been spotted in central parts of Rome, attracted by the Eternal City’s chronically overflowing rubbish skips. In a change […]
UK Will Allow Hunters to Shoot Wild Deers At Night As Population Rises to Two Million
The United Kingdom has removed some rules on shooting wild deer at night because they say deer numbers have risen to two million and it’s harming the trees. The deer population in the UK has increased from 450,000 in the 1970s to a current two, which is the highest it has been for over 1,000 […]
Nine years of murdering badgers has not succeeded in reducing bovine TB in cattle
In light of evidence that, in their opinion, demonstrates that nine years of murdering badgers has not succeeded in reducing bovine TB in cattle, scientists, veterinarians, and naturalists are calling for a halt on the badger cull. This summer marks the beginning of the tenth season of killing legally protected badgers to lessen cow TB, […]
Hawaii is waging war against invasive axis deer which are damaging the native ecosystem
Along with tens of thousands of feral chickens and boars, Hawaii is now waging war against another invasive species: axis deer. Honolulu Civil Beat reported that there are almost 50,000 of these deer roaming between Ulupalakua and Paia on Maui, according to a recent study from KIA Hawaii, a local ungulate management company. An existential […]
33,687 badgers slaughtered last year by shooting and trapping despite fury of animal rights campaigners
More than 30,000 badgers were killed in a government-backed cull in 2021, according to new estimates, causing outrage among animal rights activists. According to official statistics released on Wednesday, at least 33,687 badgers were slain in England through shooting and cage trapping in an effort to eradicate bovine tuberculosis. According to animal rights advocates, this […]
City told to slaughter 300 kangaroos in grim, ‘money-saving’ plan
Three hundred kangaroos will be shot to make way for a new road and sports facility in Western Australia, if a proposal is accepted. A 99-page draft environmental assessment, prepared for the City of Canning in June recommended against relocating the “land-locked” kangaroo population living at the 67-hectare site. The draft report advised finding a […]
Questions and concerns over NSW kangaroo culling program
The kangaroo is arguably Australia’s most iconic creature but in New South Wales, there are fears the species could be under pressure due to landholder culling and commercial harvesting. The industry is supposed to be tightly regulated, but the government department responsible for monitoring it has no idea how many kangaroos are killed each year […]