In Bratislava, Robert Fico, the prime minister, was listening. The Left-wing nationalist promptly ordered a cull of a quarter ...

A 59-year-old man whose body was found in central Slovakia on Sunday appeared to have been mauled, authorities said.

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

For Fico, Slovaks "cannot live in a country where people are afraid to go into the forest and where humans become food for ...

Slovakia faces EU backlash after approving the shooting of 350 brown bears, sparking legal concerns and condemnation from conservationists.

"It's absurd," said Michal Wiezek, an ecologist and MEP for opposition party Progressive Slovakia. "The Environment Ministry ...

Slovakia has approved a controversial plan to cull 350 bears following a rise in attacks on humans. Authorities reported a man's death likely from a bear attack. With over 1,000 brown bears in ...

For MEPs of different political groups in the European Parliament, the Commission has the duty to act, as the announced bear killing spree is deemed to breach the EU’s Habitats Directive.

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

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 ...