What's going on: On Friday, March 7, a change came into force in the Berne Convention, which softened the protection of wolves in Europe. Now the animal's status will change from “strictly protected” to “protected”. Thanks to this, it will allow you to resume hunting and wolves. Chairwoman of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen stated that The change will help local authorities in managing wolf populations while protecting agriculture and biological diversity. The European Commission sought changes, but now the proposal must be approved by the European Parliament and Member States in the EU Council.
Activists against: This step allows you to resume hunting under strict regulations, which, according to activists, may result in A large number of wolves shot. Maybe that's it disturb the reconstruction of the species. The European Commission explained the decision with a growing number of wolves and a threat to their animals on farms. The analyzes show that Wolves kill at least 65,500 farm animals a year.
These countries raised an objection: They formally filed their opposition to the regulations Czech Republic, Monaco and Great Britain. In these countries, the decision to change the status of the wolf does not apply. The European Commission announced that The population of wolves in EU countries has increased over the past 20 years, And now there are over 20,000 animals of this species.
More: Also read the article by Patryk Strzałkowski “Foresters entered ecological use with saws. Is the reaction of the Directorate of State Forests“.
Sources: AFP, Reuters agency