Who's afraid of the big bad wolf? The EU moves to loosen protections for the animals
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is moving toward backing plans to remove some of its protections for wolves on the continent as their population grows, in the latest political clash between farmers and environmentalists.
EU Countries Take 1st Step to Weaken Protected Status of Wolves
Safeguards to protect wolves in the European Union could be weakened in future after member states agreed on Wednesday on the first steps towards easing these measures. Weakening the protection of wolves aims to facilitate the culling of those deemed a threat to livestock.
Wolves face being hunted in greater numbers after the European Union voted to downgrade their protected status. The European ...
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EU supports reduced protection for wolvesEU member states on Wednesday voted in favour of lowering the protection status of wolves, in a move decried by ...
The Council adopted a decision to submit, on behalf of the EU, a proposal to change the conservation status of wolves in the Bern Convention.
The German vote was key to secure the adoption of a proposal to make it easier to kill threatening wolves in Europe.
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