Derogations from wolf hunting in Finland are strictly regulated, the Court of Justice of the EU ruled on Thursday 10 October in a judgment (Case C-674/17).
The Court ruled on the case of seven wolves in Finland, for which the Local Wildlife Office had issued a slaughter permit to hunters as part of a population control operation. This decision was challenged by a Finnish NGO which brought the case before a local court, which referred it to the Court.
Directive 92/43/EEC (conservation of...