EU parliament adopts final decision to relax wolf protection, sparking extinction fears

EU lowers protection for wolves as tensions grow over livestock attacks

The European Union has voted to ease protection rules for wolves – whose numbers have been rising in Europe – making it easier to allow hunting under strict conditions.

European Union Lowers Protection for Surging Wolf Populations Due to Danger to Farmers and Livestock

While some scientists have decided that it’s a ‘great idea’ to bring back from extinction the big dire wolves of olden days, in the real life, the lupine packs present a real danger and a dividing issue in Europe.

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael MEPs vote to allow wolf culling and hunting in Europe

The European Parliament voted to weaken wolves’ protected status.

Greek Court Orders Removal of Wolves from National Park Near Athens, Sparking Backlash

Wolf populations near Athens have been growing since the fire on Mount Parnitha in 2007. Credit: Gunnar Ries/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 2.5 The prosecutor for animal protection of a Greek court has ordered the removal of wolves from Mount Parnitha National Park near Athens and their transfer to a mountainous region in northern Greece, sparking a backlash from scientists and conservationists alike. The directive, issued about ten days ago, orders…

▶️ The wolf is now a “protected” species in the European Union, and no longer a “strictly protected” species. MEPs in fact endorsed this downgrade on Thursday, the result of a previous similar vote by the member states of the Berne Convention. Defenders of biodiversity denounce this change which, in France, should however not change much. - Why did MEPs change the level of protection of wolves (Environment).