Hunting and Trapping

The Plan to Save California’s Catalina Island? Shoot the Deer.

For decades, nonnative animals have ravaged the rare habitat on Catalina. The proposed solution has infuriated local residents and animal lovers.

Turkeys Were a Marvel of Conservation. Now Their Numbers Are Dwindling.

Across the South and Midwest, scientists are working to understand why wild turkeys are on the decline.

Colombia to Sterilize Pablo Escobar’s ‘Cocaine Hippos’

The drug kingpin brought four hippos to his estate in the 1980s. Officials estimate that about 170 now roam Colombia, and say the population must be controlled to protect the country’s ecosystem.

Her Livelihood? Hunting Pythons in the Dead of Night.

Amy Siewe teaches people how to find and euthanize invasive Burmese pythons, which have been so successful at adapting to Florida that they appear here to stay.

Hunting Contest Reveals Rifts Over Invasive Species in New Zealand

A hunting contest has exposed tensions over which animals deserve protection, who gets to define humaneness and how children should be taught about conservation.