Game species are wild animal taxa that are legally designated as targets for recreational or subsistence hunting, trapping, or fishing, and are therefore subject to specific management and regulatory frameworks within wildlife biology and conservation science. As a research topic, game species encompass studies of population dynamics, habitat use, demographic parameters, harvest rates, and genetic structure, often integrating models of sustainable yield and adaptive management. Work on game species frequently addresses human–wildlife interactions, the ecological impacts of selective removal, disease dynamics, and the role of regulated harvest in broader ecosystem management and biodiversity conservation strategies.
There is broad support for regulated lethal control of wild deer to reduce their numbers and impacts among subscribers of nature organizations in England and Wales, a new study has found.
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A new study published in the journal Oikos reveals for the first time the critical role polar bears play as carrion providers for Arctic species. Researchers from University of Manitoba and San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, ...
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Oct 28, 2025
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Hunters will soon be allowed to kill mute swans as part of an effort to cull the "destructive, non-native" species statewide, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
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Oct 24, 2025
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Hunters and farmers in Greece are demanding the right to cull wolves after one attacked a child on a beach this month, warning that the protected species is multiplying in the wild.
Ecology
Sep 30, 2025
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Wolf hunting has prevented livestock loss in a measurable way, but it is by no means a silver bullet, according to an international research team led by the University of Michigan.
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Aug 20, 2025
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Weather, disease and pests aren't the only things that can wreak havoc on Georgia's agricultural industry. New University of Georgia research found wild pigs to be a startling cause of damage on farms and crops.
Ecology
Jul 17, 2025
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A new study led by researchers at Baylor University and University of Rhode Island has uncovered surprising details about leopard seals' hunting habits, revealing that while the species is broadly considered a generalist ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 24, 2025
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The vast majority of pangolin hunting in African forest landscapes is done for meat consumed by people in the region, rather than for scales shipped to East Asia, a new study led by the University of Cambridge suggests.
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Jun 13, 2025
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