Minister of Agriculture - Wolf shooting: result for new regulation expected in January
In coordination with other federal states, Brandenburg expects more clarity in January regarding the implementation of regulations for faster wolf culling. Agriculture Minister Axel Vogel (Greens) said in the state parliament on Wednesday that the federal states must now define areas with increased wolf predation and that reasonable herd protection must be defined more clearly. The federal states with the most wolves wanted to coordinate this, and an initial meeting had already taken place. "I am confident that we will reach a result by January."
Minister Vogel announced that he would then discuss how practicable the regulations are with land users and nature conservation associations. With regard to herd protection with electric fences, he also emphasized: "We cannot and do not want to wire the entire landscape."
The federal and state environment ministers agreed to speed up the killing of individual wolves in view of the increased number of grazing animal kills and protests from livestock owners and farmers. Farmers and hunters feel that the regulation agreed at the Conference of Environment Ministers at the beginning of December does not go far enough.
According to the decision of the federal states, in areas with an increased number of wolf kills, it should be possible to obtain a shooting permit as soon as reasonable herd protection has been overcome for the first time and grazing animals have been killed. Another change is that it is not necessary to wait for a DNA analysis first. The federal states must now first define the areas with increased wolf predation. The wolf ordinance must be amended.
The wolf is strictly protected in Germany. Most wolf packs live in Brandenburg (52), followed by Lower Saxony (39) and Saxony (38).
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- Farmers and hunters are advocating for a more lenient regulation on wolf killings due to the increased number of grazing animal kills, as stated by Minister Axel Vogel during his speech in the state parliament.
- In collaboration with other federal states, Minister Vogel emphasized the need to define areas with increased wolf predation, stipulating that herd protection must be defined with more clarity to justify faster wolf culling.
- In accordance with the agreement by federal states, it will become possible to obtain a wolf shooting permit in areas with increased wolf predation, provided that reasonable herd protection has been prioritized and grazing animals have been affected.
- Animal welfare organizations and land users will soon discuss the practicability of the newly proposed regulations with Agriculture Minister Axel Vogel, regarding the implementation of faster wolf culling in Brandenburg and other affected states.
- In the state of Brandenburg, where the wolf is most prevalent with 52 identified packs, environmental policy remains a complex issue, as members of both the agricultural and wildlife conservation communities express concern for the impact wolves have on livestock and the environment.
Source: www.stern.de
