Does This Look Like The Face Of A Killer?

By Clayton Neuman

Authorities in Beijing think it may. Last week they announced a one-dog-per-household law in an effort to eradicate a deadly rabies outbreak by curbing the population. China is not alone: this is just the latest measure governments around the globe have recently taken to cut the number of certain unruly animals.

SINGAPORE

Crows

Fearful of bird flu, Singapore's government has been shooting the nation's fast-breeding and noisy crows. The population--once as high as 150,000--is down to 35,000.

AUSTRALIA

Cane toads

Imported to curb a beetle infestation in 1935, the toads are a problem because they have no predators. While scientists research toxins, the government is funding difficult hunts.

COLORADO

Mountain goats

Nonnative goats in Colorado are competing with indigenous bighorn sheep, so last week wildlife officials transplanted a group to South Dakota, where they are native but number only 100.

CANADA

Cougars, wolves and black bears

British Columbia's mountain caribou population has halved in the past decade. So officials last month made a controversial proposal to hunt its predators in areas of heavy decline.