A controversial wild animal cull has begun in Namibia, initiated by the government in response to the country's worst drought in decades and rising human-wildlife conflicts. The cull, which has ...

Zimbabwe is preparing to cull 200 elephants in response to a severe drought and rising ecological pressures, according to an announcement made last week by Environment Minister Sithembiso Nyoni in ...

Authorities in Australia are facing criticism after culling hundreds of sickly koalas via helicopter-riding snipers last week, likely killing healthy mothers in the process and leaving joeys orphaned, ...

Zimbabwe has authorized a mass slaughter of elephants to feed citizens left hungry by its worst drought in decades. With nearly half of the country’s population facing the risk of acute hunger, “we ...

EDGEWOOD, British Columbia (AP) — A Canadian federal agency said Friday it has shot dead all ostriches at a British Columbia farm, fulfilling a 10-month-old cull order over a bird flu outbreak. The ...

German authorities said Sunday they have ordered the culling of around 130,000 ducks and chickens on farms near Berlin as the country battles a surge in bird flu cases. The disease has been detected ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

After listening to more than four hours of impassioned pleas to use nonlethal means to address deer overpopulation, the Farmington Hills City Council voted 6-1 Monday to authorize a cull, or hunt, to ...