The EU’s proposal to reduce the protection status of the wolf in Europe will be examined by the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention of the Council of Europe on Tuesday 3 December.
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 B13491A8). By this measure the EU would hope to have greater latitude to protect its livestock...