E nvironmentalists have criticised Slovakia's plans to cull around a quarter of the country's brown bears following the ...

The bear cull is a policy that throws an interesting light on how Europe reacts to a harsh reality mostly associated with Africa — lethal human/wildlife conflict.

A 59-year-old man whose body was found in central Slovakia on Sunday appeared to have been mauled, authorities said. Environment minister Tomáš Taraba said bear attacks on humans have been on ...

Slovakia, home to an estimated 1,000 to 3,000 bears, serves as a key refuge for the species in its mountainous regions. Last ...

Earlier that day, the government declared a bear emergency across most Slovak districts (55/79), which came into affect at 14 ...

The Slovak government on Wednesday approved the shooting of 350 bears this year after a rising number of attacks by the brown bears, whose population has grown over the past several years, Prime ...

In other parts of the world, programs are being implemented to prevent problematic bears from becoming accustomed to the ...

Slovakia on Wednesday approved a plan to cull 350 bears following the latest deadly attack on a human. A 59-year-old man whose body was found in central Slovakia on Sunday appeared to have been mauled ...

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia -- BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia on Wednesday approved a plan to cull 350 bears following the latest deadly attack on a human. A 59-year-old man whose body was found in ...

A 59-year-old man whose body was found in central Slovakia on Sunday appeared to have been mauled, authorities said. Environment Minister Tomáš Taraba said bear attacks on humans have been on ...