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"Just as the wolf is making a welcome comeback in almost all European
countries, showing the success of ongoing conservation efforts, I am saddened
to witness the unwelcome comeback of the “big bad wolf” narrative.
We are no longer used to the presence of wolves and continue to have a
controversial relationship with this iconic animal, Europe’s top native
predator. Wolves were once driven to extinction across Europe with the
exception of a few pockets of resistance (Eastern Europe and certain remote
regions of Spain and Italy).
But thanks to strict protection measures under the Bern Convention and the
Habitats Directive, wolf populations have organically rebounded in recent years
and are now estimated at around 20,000 individuals according to the European
Commission’s data collection last September and its in-depth analysis.
While this is something to be celebrated for most people, a few very vocal and
influential farming and hunting lobbies have been calling for a weakening of
the wolf’s protection status, alleging that wolf packs now pose a threat to
rural livelihoods due to farm animal predation, not to mention the danger they
would pose to humans (an unfounded claim like many others: there have been no
fatal wolf attacks on humans in the 21st century in Europe)."
Via Christoph S.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
