Are there any changes in the conservation status of the wolf now? The EU wants to examine the data by 22 September and then take a decision. However, it is still unclear whether and what the change will look like. The Tyrolean LH Anton Mattle remains clear in his demands.
Will there be movement around the protected status of the wolf? As announced today, the EU intends to collect data on this subject in the coming weeks. However, they did not want to commit yet. “The concentration of wolf packs in some European regions has become a real threat to herds of livestock and possibly to humans,” said Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission. She calls on local and national governments to take action where necessary.
Local communities, scientists and interested parties are now called upon to provide relevant information on the subject of wolves by September 22. Exactly what this will look like is yet to be determined. They started collecting data from experts and authorities six months ago.
Confidence from Tyrol
If the Tyrolean LH Anton Mattle has his way, the last demand remains: ‘The conservation status of wolves must be lowered. Tyrol will provide all necessary documents and information to prove that the current protection status no longer corresponds to the reality of life in the Alpine region.” He welcomes the reassessment. This is the only correct way to ensure that protection status reflects changing circumstances. “I therefore welcome a reassessment, which has also been made necessary by pressure from Alpine regions such as Tyrol.”
At European level, the wolf is one of the most strictly protected animal species. Already in 1979 it was included in the Bern Convention, a nature conservation treaty of all European countries. The European Union’s Fauna-Flora-Habitats Directive provides for the implementation of special protection measures, such as the preparation and implementation of “management plans” and the establishment of special protection areas for wolves. Deliberately disturbing, capturing, killing and other restrictions on wolves is strictly prohibited, problem animals may only be shot with special permission.
Source: Krone
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