US EditionWolves in EU lose safeguards, allowing culls as numbers soar
- The European Commission proposes to move grey wolves from Annex II to Annex III of the Bern Convention, ending 45 years of strict protection.
- The Commission claims that the number of wolves has increased from 11,000 in 2012 to over 20,000 today and that they are damaging livestock.
- Campaigners argue that only around 50,000 of Europe’s 68 million sheep and goats are killed by wolves each year, which is only 0.065% of the total.
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Wolves Will No Longer Be ‘Strictly Protected’ in Europe
Wolves in Europe will go from being “strictly protected” to “protected” next year after the Council of Europe backed a proposal by the European Union to downgrade their status. Conservationists are concerned about the survival of the species, which bounced back after being on the edge of local extinction, reported The Guardian. “This decision is a green light to shoot wolves, given by the international community in white gloves,” said Marta Klim…
At EU level, the first hurdle to increasing wolf hunting has been overcome. But it could still take some time before that happens. Farmers and livestock farmers are putting pressure on the government.
The MEP of the Popular Raúl de la Hoz Party urged on Tuesday the Vice-President of the European Commission and Commissioner of Competition, Socialist Teresa Ribera, to stop the wolf from having special protection in Castile and León following the decision taken today by the Standing Committee of the Berne Convention to change the legal status of this species in the countries adhered to from “strictly protected” to only “protected”.
Change the protection status: it can be knocked down. The EU: 'Farmers and ranchers' victory. The wrath of the WWF: 'A return to the past'
European Nations Vote to Lower Protections for Wolves After Farmers Push to Allow Culls
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. European nations approved plans Tuesday to scale back the protection for wolves in a victory for farmers over environmentalists. World News | European Nations Vote to Lower Protections for Wolves After Farmers Push to Allow Culls.
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