It seems that the communities north of the Duero publicly brag on defending biodiversity, bet on sustainability and the number one are to protect nature and As soon as they give them the minimum chance, they decide to solve a problem between a native species such as the wolf and the farmers, on a clean chance.
It has already been shown that it is not the correct formula, That the killing of wolves without distinction can only aggravate the attacks and that co -existence is possible if other measures are takenMore effective and that does not compromise the life of one of the species in conflict.
But to the Time to make decisions, the mask immediately falls north of the Duero and shows that the natural and green pure eco -positive is because they eventually give ‘white letter’ to the hunters in exchange for a handful of votes.
La Rioja: ‘Little Red Riding Hood the Wolf’
The Riojan parliament He approved on Thursday with the voices of the PP and the abstinence of Vox to get the wolf from the special protection he enjoyed So far in the region and the controlled yacht will again give permission, such as in Asturia, Cantabria, Castilla y León and Galicia.
Although the congress of representatives Approved last March with the exception of the wolf from the wild species list in special protection (Lestre) regime and Re -Daldus his yacht north of the Duero, the Biodiversity Act maintained protection in the field of Rioja.
Once approved in the Parliament of La Rioja, the bill that has changed biodiversity and natural heritage legislation, the general directorate of the natural environment and the landscape will develop a new order of Vedas To absorb the wolf as a hunting type and to effectively control it to reach coexistence with cattlethe Ministry of Agriculture has detailed in a statement.
As mentioned, the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural World and Environment of the Riojan Government, Alzemí Manzanos, in the debate of this initiative in the plenary meeting, who had the negative voices of socialists and Podemos-IU, With this measure, the farmers can “still have a tool” to protect their herds against the attacks of this animal, “After many obstacles from the PSOE.”
Manzanos has defended that, after this amendment to the law, 524 of the 525 species that were protected in the original regulations, approved in 2023 by the previous Rioja Executive (PSOE podos), “They will have the same protection in the future,” the wolf will be omitted.
The Head of La Rioja’s agriculture has emphasized that this regulatory adjustment also makes a balance between economic development and environmental protection possible“In this community, PP -place replacement Diego Bengoa emphasized that” this new rule serves because it is in balance, updates, protects and enables you to live in the countryside. “
Accusations
For his part, the socialist parliamentary Jesús María García said that ‘they have not taken it into account Important contributions from social groups, or agricultural organizations, or part of the advisory board, and all contributions are important and could have given an improved text“.
The substitute of Vox Héctor Alacid has specified that “on the protection of the wolf the socialists are on humanization to humanize animals before people despite the terrible attacks (of the wolf) that have been produced, as mayors can show.”
The deputy of Podemos-Iu, Carlos Ollero, has justified his rejection of the adjustment in which the change «It means de facto and secret withdrawal of practically the entire law, and a direct attack on the protection of the environment, diversity and landscape, because everything is connected«.
For its part, the Agra-Asaja-agricultural organization has received “With satisfaction” this amendment to the law, which will understand that it makes better management of the population of the wolf possible, Implement control measures to make the increasingly frequent attacks of the lobjo to livestock farms from the Sierra ».
He has referred to data from the Riojan government, According to which in 2024 the mortal attacks of Wolf surpassed cattle 500, a situation that ‘forced to leave many farmers from extensive, unable to overcome economic losses in their Rioja farms«. EFE / ECOTICIA.COM