Wolf protection status is reduced: a triumph for Tyrol's alpine pasture!

Wolf protection status is reduced: a triumph for Tyrol's alpine pasture!

An important step for the Tyrolean alpine pasture: The EU ambassadors have unanimously decided to reduce the protection status of the wolf. Instead of "strictly protected", the wolf is now classified as "protected". For the Tyrolean state government, this means more scope in dealing with the growing wolf population, which repeatedly leads to conflicts with agriculture. The Tyrolean governor Anton Mattle expressed himself optimistically and called this progress "a long and hard way", who now finally wears fruit, such as tirol.orf reported.

regulation and options for action

This downgrading makes the removal of problematic wolves easier and less bureaucratic, which should help farmers effectively manage the problems with the predators. Agriculture Minister Norbert Tettschnig, who strongly supported the Tyrolean interests in Brussels, was praised for his consistent attitude. He informed the state government about the success of the negotiations and the upcoming formal approval in the EU Council of Ministers. "With this step, we receive urgently needed options for regulating the wolf population," said LHStV Josef Geisler, as tirol.gv.at reported.

The European Commission will submit an application to change the protection status to the Bern agreement in December. This important step should also take into account the realities of alpine pasture and agriculture in Tyrol and react to the increasing attacks of the wolves. The wolf, which is no longer considered to be threatened, is now being subjected to regulating management again to establish the balance between nature conservation and agriculture.