Almost 12 years after the passing of Herds of Special Interest (HOSI) legislation, the formal process that will look into ...

Almost 12 years after the passing of Herds of Special Interest (HOSI) legislation, the formal process that will look into designating New Zealand's ...

The Hunting and Fishing Minister has decided to explore setting up a sika deer Herd of Special Interest (HOSI) in the Kaimanawa and Kaweka forest parks. The Central North Island Sika Foundation (CNISF ...

This breakthrough is expected to boost local conservation efforts There used to be a time when the primarily nocturnal Visayan spotted deer (Rusa alfredi) could be found in large numbers across inland ...

Sika deer, like other introduced species, pose significant threats to New Zealand’s ... The designation of a HOSI would also be a major milestone for the Game Animal Council, a statutory body created ...

Hokkaido sika deer numbers have since multiplied rapidly ... an assistant professor of animal ecology with Hokkaido University’s Institute of Low Temperature Science, who was on the study ...

Taiwan is seeing a growing number of Formosan sika deer in Kenting National Park, after successful conservation efforts to rewild the species, but one that has come at a cost for the local ecology.

The government says it's ticked off 37 out of 40 goals in its last plan - but there's some big milestones in the next.