Invasive axis deer have become a widespread problem, even in the state of Hawaii. Authorities are attempting to mitigate the ecological and agricultural damage caused by this free roaming species ...

Efforts to control the population of invasive axis deer on Maui have intensified this year, with an estimated 17,000 animals killed—more than double the annual average.

Axis deer, native to India, were introduced to Texas nearly a century ago and have since flourished due to their resilience and year-round breeding. Unlike whitetail deer, they resist disease and ...

Texas Canyon Ranch lost more than 2,000 of its 4,000 Axis deer population and about 60 percent of its Black Buck antelope population, according to a release from the ranch.

The island of Lanai boasts the planet’s highest density of free-ranging Axis deer. Regulated hunting is allowed as a means of managing deer numbers.