BRATISLAVA, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The Slovak government on Wednesday declared a state of emergency in several districts and approved the culling of 350 brown bears, citing the danger to humans after a spate of attacks.
According to Environment Minister Tomas Taraba, an extraordinary cull will be carried out in selected districts, bringing down the country's bear population from more than 1,300 bears. He said 800 would be a "sufficient number" for Slovakia.
