Badger cull 'not cost effective'
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Culling badgers is unlikely to be a cost-effective way of controlling cattle tuberculosis, government scientists conclude.
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LEDUC, Alberta -- After losing money for 18 months because of mad cow restrictions, Ed Wedman is advertising for hunters willing to pay $500 ($420 in US dollars) to shoot a Holstein steer and take the meat.
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Â· 31 animals found dead in field  Â· Charities describe scene of unprecedented cruelty
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By MATT WEISER McClatchy News Service  The push behind its likely removal as an endangered species has some worried.   SACRAMENTO, Calif.
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WALNUT CREEK, Calif. _ Although analysts haven't finished calculating the total cost of rerouting two humpback whales that strayed into the Delta last month, the bill to taxpayers is in the six figures.
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By The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Sep. 21--A new law prohibiting the intentional feeding of wildlife goes into effect today and running afoul of the measurecould result in a $300 fine.   The purpose of the law, which was sponsored by state Sen.
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A court hears how a badger baiting ring was discovered after images of an attack were posted on the internet.
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A study shows culling badgers to curb cattle TB should be a low priority, a UK government science adviser says.
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Animal welfare and farming groups criticise Tesco for cutting the cost of intensively-reared chickens to Â£1.99.
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A badger cull is proposed as part of the fight against bovine TB, but animal groups are opposing the move.
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WASHINGTON -- An international effort to halt the illegal killing of elephants for their ivory tusks has all but collapsed in most of Africa, leaving officials and advocates alarmed about the survival of the species. A study to be released today estimates that as many as 23,000 animals were slaughtered last year.
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KAMPALA, Uganda Feb. 28 -- South African wildlife officials on Wednesday proposed new elephant management rules that would allow burgeoning populations to be culled, a controversial practice banned since 1994 as unnecessarily cruel to the beloved but destructive animals.
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Bangkok - A campaign for a 20-year moratorium on ivory trading failed at a global wildlife conference on Monday amid dismay among some conservationists who said it represented a &quot;death sentence&quot; for elephants.
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Environmentalists claim a million wild animals are snared annually for their meat, bringing 50 cents a pound.
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"The whole of England is back at a standstill. This is very bad news for the British farming industry"  Britain's latest foot-and-mouth outbreak is the same strain as last month's, according to initial test results Thursday that gave farmers hope the disease could be contained in a small region.If the strain turns out to be different, Britain's farmers _ who have already suffered from the earlier outbreak as well as floods this summer _ could lose more of their livestock.In a larger outbreak in 2001, thousands of cattle, sheep and pig carcasses were burned on large pyres across the country. The farming industry lost millions in revenue. Read more
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An international effort to halt the illegal killing of elephants for their ivory tusks has all but collapsed in most of Africa, leaving officials and advocates alarmed about the survival of the species. A study being reported Tuesday estimates that as many as 23,000 animals were slaughtered last year alone....
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By Bangor Daily News, Maine  Dec. 9--Funding for the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, particularly covering the department's expenses without relying solely on hunters and fishermen, is a perennial issue. It has come up again in the form of payment for searches and rescues.