On May 8, 2025, the European Parliament voted to downgrade the protection status of the wolf from a ‘Strictly protected’ to a ‘Protected’ species. Decided by politics, rather than by…
In an opinion piece recently published in The Brussels Times, two of Sweden’s most important nature conservation NGO’s urge the EU Commission to immediately take the infringement case about the…
An open letter signed by 53 associations has been sent to the Polish EU Presidency. Urging it to halt plans to downgrade the protection status of wolves in Europe. Free…
March 1, 2025 is the starting date for an illegal trophy hunt for lynx in Sweden, a Strictly protected species within the EU. 8 out of 10 Swedes like the…
Five entire wolf families, in total 30 wolves, are set to be killed. A licensed quota hunt of a “Strictly protected species”, which is not allowed according to EU law.…
On October 16, Sweden’s government announced its ambition to lower therequired minimum number of wolves in the country, from an already too low300 individuals, to 170. Experts say this will…