On Thursday 26 September, the Council of Ministers of the European Union adopted a proposal to change the international status of the wolf in Europe from “strictly protected” to “protected” (see EUROPE B13490A1). This decision must be submitted, on behalf of the EU, to the Bern Convention, which aims to ensure the conservation and protection of wild animal and plant species and their natural habitats, and whose standing committee will be meeting in early December for its annual...