Status downgraded –
The wolf is no longer “strictly protected” in Europe
The Bern Convention, which governs the protection of wildlife on the European continent, changed the status of the wolf to a “protected” species to protect livestock.
Published today at 11:40 a.m.
The 49 member states are seeking to better protect livestock amid an increase in the wolf population.
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The Berne Convention, which ensures the protection of wildlife mainly in Europe, approved on Tuesday a downgrading of the protection status of the wolf, which will go from “strictly protected” to “protected” species.
The 49 Member States, meeting in Strasbourg, approved a proposal to this effect from the European Union, which seeks to better protect livestock in a context of an increase in the wolf population, the Council of the European Union said in a press release. ‘Europe.
“The modification will enter into force in three months, unless at least one third of the parties to the Berne Convention (17) oppose it,” said the Council of Europe.
Population on the rise
“If less than a third of the parties object, the decision will enter into force only for those parties who have not raised objections,” he added.
The wolf population has practically doubled in Europe in the space of 10 years, reaching 20,300 individuals in 2023.
While many breeders advocated for this decision, which will make it easier to kill the canine, animal protection associations have warned of a risk of weakening the species.
The Berne Convention is made up of the 46 member states of the Council of Europe, with the exception of San Marino, as well as four African states: Burkina Faso, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia. The European Union is also part of it.
AFP
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