The Council of Europe validated that the wolf of is classified as “strictly protected” to only “protected”, which would give Member States more flexibility to manage their population of this species, although countries such as Spain will not reduce its standards.
The Council of the European Union, which represents the countries, indicated the green light to the proposal to reduce the minimum level of protection of the Wolf in community regulations and to align the new status adopted in the Benna agreement, at the request of the EU reduced before the REcuperation of populations and increased cattle attacks.
In a statement, the Council explained that it validates that the wolf is classified as “strictly protected” to only “protected”, which would give Member States more flexibility to manage their populations of this species, although countries such as Spain will not reduce their standards.
In reality, Spain joined Poland and Belgium and abstained in the mood on Wednesday, Diplomatic sources said.
“The aim is to offer more flexibility in the management of Lobos populations in the various EU countries, to improve coexistence and to minimize the impact of the growing population, including social -economic challenges,” the Council said.
The change adjusts the community legislation for a change in the Berna agreement requested by the European Union itself, who had asked in September to report the status of the protection of Annex III to III.
Under the regime of Annex II Any form of intentional catch or deliberate death is forbidden -which includes hunting -” As well as the destruction or deterioration of reproduction rooms or resting areas. Also The trade and arrest of these animals are prohibited.
But with Annex III things change because the regulations allow some of these practices due to “the existence of this population of danger.”
“Although the wolves would no longer be under the status of strictly protected species, Member States must continue to guarantee the favorable conservation status of the Wolf and apply monitoring measures that can lead to temporary or local hunting bans,” the Council said.
Spain does not support any adjustment
Each country will also have the opportunity to maintain a higher level of protection if it considers it necessary according to its national legislation. This is because there is a minority block from countries that does not support that change: Spain, Ireland, Slovenia, Cyprus, Malta and Belgium.
In reality, Spain will retain the level of protection of that large carnivore, That is part of the list of wild species in the special protection regime (Lestre) and has a national strategy for its preservation.
Within the Spanish state, however, there are abnormalities because the “Loberas communities” (Galicia, Castilla y León, Asturia and Cantabria) have been insisting in Brussels for several years to force a change in the regulations and apply in Spain in Spain that apply the most permissive protocols at least north of the tagus, where the attacks on the attacks on the attacks are often.
Wolves Census
After comparing the cases of the wolf, the Lynx and the Beer, the State Secretary assured that the first of these species is the subject of one “Prejudices” that leads to it “to make mistakes”.
«We are aware that we have the same problem. We cannot choose to protect only a percentage of nature. You have to protect it as a whole, “he said.
Two months after the wolf was taken from the List of wild species in the protection regime (Lestre) For the areas north of the Duero River, various communities have completed their plans to record copies. The government of Cantabria has already reported the death of 9 animals.