The state farmers’ association in Brandenburg insists that a certain number of wolves in Brandenburg should be shot down. The wolf must be included in the hunting law and its protection status relaxed, the association demanded before the day of the wolf on Sunday (April 30). How to deal with wolves has been a controversial debate for a long time because of the damage they cause to grazers.
The German Farmers’ Association organized a discussion event with politicians and the Nature Conservation Union this Friday in Berlin. In rural areas, people in Germany now felt threatened by the predator, the federal association had announced.
In comparison to the rest of Germany, most wolves live in Brandenburg. According to the Ministry of the Environment, there were at least 47 packs and 14 pairs in Brandenburg in the 2021/2022 wolf year.
Expensive protection by livestock guard dogs and fences did not stop the wolf, argued the association in Brandenburg. He is in favor of setting a quota for the targeted removal of animals – that is, mostly by shooting. The association referred to models in Sweden and Finland. It was also said that according to the latest reports, wolves in the densely populated Spree-Neisse district came closer to settlements and public places.
In Brandenburg, the possibility of a targeted shooting of the strictly protected wolves was expanded in certain cases in 2022. According to this, a male animal, which is said to have killed at least 76 farm animals, was killed in March of this year in the Teltow-Fläming district. According to the State Environment Agency, the wolf was able to overcome herd protection fences and caused considerable damage. (dpa)
