Downgrading Protection status does not change for Bavaria for the time being

The downgrading of the protection status for the wolf decided today by the EU Parliament will have no effect in Bavaria. Wolves can be shot down more easily in the future, but this is still in the distant future for Bavaria, the BN-Landesbeauftragte Martin Geilhufe emphasizes: "It will continue to apply that the favourable conservation status in the respective EU country and the region must be reached. Of this we in Bavaria - with just 10 territ…