Dossier
Culling
Coverage of Culling in the Nexus archive.
- How a Japanese prefecture is managing rising bear population with microchips
Hyogo prefecture in western Japan is using microchips implanted in captured bears to estimate population levels and guide culling decisions. It claims to be the first in Japan to use such data for balancing conservation and population control.
- Seven llamas are culled after TB outbreak at 'trekking and therapy' farm - with 27 more in isolation
Seven llamas were culled at a 'trekking and therapy' farm following a tuberculosis outbreak, with 27 additional llamas placed in isolation to prevent further spread of the disease.