In Europe, wolves will be killed even more easily

Published on December 3, 2024 at 10:54. / Modified on December 3, 2024 at 11:01.

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Ever since a wolf bit one of her ponies, Ursula von der Leyen has had a grudge against Canis lupus. The drama took place on September 1, 2022, near the family residence of the President of the European Commission, in Beinhorn, in the Hanover region (Germany). Dolly, a 30-year-old pony, was easy prey. As for the killer, he was confused by DNA traces. At the head of a pack, “GW950m” is believed to have been involved in the deaths of at least 70 other ponies, horses, sheep, cows and goats in the area. A month later, he became the target of a license to kill, revoked several times by the courts. The latest news is that he is still alive.

For the German, marked by the unfortunate end of her pony, if the return of wolves is “good news for biodiversity in Europe”, the “concentration of packs in certain regions of Europe has become a real danger, particularly for livestock, and potentially also for humans. These comments, made last year, earned him the wrath of environmental organizations. She campaigns for the lowering of animal protection. And won its case: the Standing Committee of the Berne Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural environments decided this Tuesday to change the status of the wolf. Despite intense lobbying from wildlife protection associations.

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