Human Wildlife Conflict
Human Wildlife Conflict
Articles tagged with "Human Wildlife Conflict"
California county records sixth person bitten by rattlesnake in under a month
A sixth person has been bitten by a rattlesnake in southern California’s Ventura county in just under a month, two-thirds of the number of people bitten in all of 2025.
Wolf bites woman in shock German attack on busy Hamburg shopping street
It is believed to be the first wolf attack on a human since the animals began to reestablish themselves in Germany decades ago.
Shooting restricted for six British wild birds to halt population decline
Hunters will be banned from shooting a rare and beautiful duck under new proposals to halt the decline of six British wild birds.
Sharks are ingesting drugs in the Bahamas
Nearly one third of sharks studied near the Bahamas’ Eleuthera Island were found to have caffeine, painkillers and other drugs in their bloodstreams.
Small changes in how we garden can make a big difference to birds
I was pleased to read Stephen Moss’s account of blue tits starting to sing in his garden as they gear up for nesting season ( Birdwatch: Blue tits are feisty and fascinating but often taken for granted, 11 March ).
Wild monkeys invaded Florida. Should people protect them?
A colony of African vervets in Dania Beach raises big questions about how humans can and should manage nonnative species.
Winnipeg gets approval to use asphyxiant foam, blood-thinning bait to control ground squirrel population
The City of Winnipeg has gotten approval to use pesticides animal advocates say are inhumane to control its ground squirrel population.
Create hedgehog havens – and seven other ways to help our prickly friends
With stumpy, speedy legs, questing snouts and a fierce quiver of needles, hedgehogs are enchantingly strange, like fantasy creatures from a medieval bestiary .
Parks Canada planning to kill dozens of deer on historic Quebec island
Parks Canada is proposing to kill dozens of white-tailed deer at a historic site near Quebec City, saying the deer population on the island presents a threat to rare plants and the safety of employees flying in.
Stay or go: What's next for coyote that escaped to Alcatraz?
A lone coyote that swam more than a mile across San Francisco Bay to Alcatraz Island is being monitored by scientists and could be moved if its presence threatens birds on the infamous Californian island. The canine is surviving on a diet of birds after swimming to the isolated prison island.
Shark attacks: How Sydney's beaches became a 'perfect storm'
Human-shark encounters in Australia are rising - but experts are keen to point out it isn't the animals' fault.
Saving South Africa's threatened albatross from lethal fishing lines
A task force is trying to save seabirds from getting caught and killed in fishing boat nets.
India's snakebite crisis is killing tens of thousands every year
Around 50,000 Indians are killed by snakebites each year - roughly half of all deaths worldwide Devendra, who was a farmer in India, still remembers the moment a snake sank its fangs into his leg while he was picking mulberry leaves.
California county records sixth person bitten by rattlesnake in under a month
A sixth person has been bitten by a rattlesnake in southern California’s Ventura county in just under a month, two-thirds of the number of people bitten in all of 2025.
Wolf bites woman in shock German attack on busy Hamburg shopping street
It is believed to be the first wolf attack on a human since the animals began to reestablish themselves in Germany decades ago.
Shooting restricted for six British wild birds to halt population decline
Hunters will be banned from shooting a rare and beautiful duck under new proposals to halt the decline of six British wild birds.
Sharks are ingesting drugs in the Bahamas
Nearly one third of sharks studied near the Bahamas’ Eleuthera Island were found to have caffeine, painkillers and other drugs in their bloodstreams.
Small changes in how we garden can make a big difference to birds
I was pleased to read Stephen Moss’s account of blue tits starting to sing in his garden as they gear up for nesting season ( Birdwatch: Blue tits are feisty and fascinating but often taken for granted, 11 March ).
Wild monkeys invaded Florida. Should people protect them?
A colony of African vervets in Dania Beach raises big questions about how humans can and should manage nonnative species.
Winnipeg gets approval to use asphyxiant foam, blood-thinning bait to control ground squirrel population
The City of Winnipeg has gotten approval to use pesticides animal advocates say are inhumane to control its ground squirrel population.
Create hedgehog havens – and seven other ways to help our prickly friends
With stumpy, speedy legs, questing snouts and a fierce quiver of needles, hedgehogs are enchantingly strange, like fantasy creatures from a medieval bestiary .
Parks Canada planning to kill dozens of deer on historic Quebec island
Parks Canada is proposing to kill dozens of white-tailed deer at a historic site near Quebec City, saying the deer population on the island presents a threat to rare plants and the safety of employees flying in.
Stay or go: What's next for coyote that escaped to Alcatraz?
A lone coyote that swam more than a mile across San Francisco Bay to Alcatraz Island is being monitored by scientists and could be moved if its presence threatens birds on the infamous Californian island. The canine is surviving on a diet of birds after swimming to the isolated prison island.
Shark attacks: How Sydney's beaches became a 'perfect storm'
Human-shark encounters in Australia are rising - but experts are keen to point out it isn't the animals' fault.
Saving South Africa's threatened albatross from lethal fishing lines
A task force is trying to save seabirds from getting caught and killed in fishing boat nets.
India's snakebite crisis is killing tens of thousands every year
Around 50,000 Indians are killed by snakebites each year - roughly half of all deaths worldwide Devendra, who was a farmer in India, still remembers the moment a snake sank its fangs into his leg while he was picking mulberry leaves.
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