A European level The Wolf had a strict protection status derived from the EU habita directiveWhat had helped that the species began to give signs of recovery in all Member States.
But the Lobbis pressure from cattle and hunting and politicization of the subject with the support of ultra -law and the conservatives have weakened the European Union the protection parameters that have kept them safe And leave them behind the grace of those who just try to kill them.
In Spain, Asturia, Cantabria and Galicia have already lifted the ban of the Wolf and the Animal Protection Associations. For the prospects for the species to be reduced again due to the lack of sufficient protection.
The European Union has unprotected the wolf
Nowadays, in a terrible setback for nature, The European Parliament has approved the European Commission’s proposal to weaken the strict protection of the wolf under the EU Habitats Directive. From the start, the EU campaign has been against the lobjo He has found a strong opposition by scientists and preservation NGos.
For WWF it is one Random and purely partisan decision, which ignores scientific evidence about the situation of the species and the need to promote cattle As a solution for coexistence.
From the point of view of Spain, The legal situation of the wolf north of the Duero is not changing, but the level of protection is reduced in the rest of the national territoryL: Recorded areas on the edge of the distribution area, with very small and vulnerable populations, such as Madrid, Castilla-La Mancha or Extremadura.
HoweverThe environment NGO reminds that the State of Maintaining the Wolf in Spain is officially unfavorable: the legal obligation of the autonomous communities It takes actions to restore his population and to allow it to spread to the area of historical distribution, including the impulse of coexistence policy.
Although The wolf is “manageable” after the change in legal status, approves random slaughter or sports hunt quota illegally, while the species is in a state of unfavorable retention at national level.
The European Parliament with a conservative majority ignores scientists
The decision of the European Parliament is one before and after the confronted of the new EU legislative mandate: a way to develop policy based on science is abandoned, with a worrying trend that can go much further Lobo. Ash Epens that the sudden rudder of the wolf is expected to be only the first act.
Documents from The extreme right -wing and conservatives show that there is still a desire to further dismantle the laws of nature, parallel to the current offensive against the European green pact. This mood also feels a dangerous precedent for the elaboration of the EU policy, which shows how one can be presented without a foundation as a priority for the entire block.
“Lower Wolf Protection is a part -time maneuver disguised as a public policy: Ignore science, feed the division and threatens one of the greatest conservation successes in Europe. At a time when we have to strengthen the nature of Europe, our best ally against climatic, biodiversity and pollution crises, some political leaders lack time and energy in waging wars against our fragile species and ecosystems.
He 180 degrees turn of the EU started in September 2023, when the president of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, asked to reduce the protection of the species after the death of his poniDolly, Presumably for an attack of wolves. In December 2023, the European Commission proposed to reduce the category of species in the Berna agreement. Only a year earlier had the EU rejected the same proposal, promoted by Switzerland at that time, due to the lack of a scientific basis.
From the point of view of preservation, the decision can require decades of claims. While strict protection under the Habitats Directive has made the recovery of the population possible Lobos, The situation is still vulnerable in most Europe. The decision gives the Member States a Greater flexibility in the management of Lobos populations, although they will keep the species in a favorable state of preservation.
Weakens the habitats that undermine the directive undermines one of the most effective EU tools to maintain biodiversity: An effective law to restore species populations, protect ecosystems and to help protect the natural heritage of Europe.