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.
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.
The Council of Europe has given the first green light to lower the level of protection of the species from 'strictly protected' to 'protected'. FDI's MEP, Pietro Fiocchi: “Good news not only for our farmers, but for the general population.” The wolf will no longer be...
On Tuesday 3 December, the Bern Convention, which mainly ensures the protection of wildlife in Europe, approved a relaxation of the wolf's protection status. It will thus go from “strictly protected” to “protected”. At the meeting of the forty-nine member states in Strasbourg, a European Union proposal was approved in order to better protect livestock in the face of the increase in the wolf population, according to a statement from the Council o…
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