Human Wildlife Conflict

wildlife-safety

Alligator attacks in Texas are uncommon but can be serious when they occur. These reptiles inhabit freshwater systems across the eastern and coastal regions of the state, and hu...

environment

Bear deaths in Canada arise from natural mortality, legal hunting and trapping, conflicts with livestock or property, vehicle collisions, and poaching. Understanding how, where,...

wildlife-safety

When credible reports indicate a tiger is loose near human settlements, the primary goals are to protect life, secure the animal, and reduce risk to people and property. This ev...

wildlife-conservation

An elephant kill refers to any documented instance in which an elephant dies from direct or indirect causes. In practice, the term can describe deaths from natural predation, hu...

Environment and Conservation

An attack on an elephant can refer to a range of harmful events, most commonly poaching for ivory, retaliatory killing during human–wildlife conflict, or violent encounters dr...

wildlife-safety

Alligator attacks in South Carolina are rare but serious events that occur in a state where American alligators are abundant in freshwater wetlands, blackwater rivers, and tidal...

animals-and-wildlife

A rogue lion is a typically healthy male lion that consistently hunts and kills humans instead of its usual prey. Unlike accidental or defensive encounters, a rogue lion has lea...

Relationships

Seeing a black bear close to people can be startling, but most encounters end without injury. Black bears are curious, smart, and adaptable, so they sometimes enter areas near h...

wildlife

Michelle the bear refers to a specific American black bear that has drawn sustained public and media attention due to repeated interactions with people and documented behavior a...

wildlife-conflict

Recent lion attacks often arise when lions come into close contact with people while looking for food, defending territory, or responding to habitat change. These events are rel...