August 1, 2025
Germany improved wolf population in some parts of the country
For the first time the German government has reported the European Commission a “favorable” protection status for wolves in some parts of the country as the numbers were tracked.
In 2023/24, the authorities documentation of 209 wolf packs and About this 1,600 persons in Germany.
The Ministry of Environment says that the favorable designation applies to the so-called Atlantic sector, including North Sea Coast and parts of Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein and North Rhine-Westphalia.
Officials said the wolf population in these areas has developed “quite positive” in recent years. TeaOho YesErman GovernmentGovernment PlainNS TeaHey Allow hunting again AS A NexTea STEP for the region, but it may take longer for the rest of Germany,
This has inspired the German Farmers Association that the German government has accused the government of “strategic delay” in its regional approach. It wants the victim to be more immediately allowed as a way of protecting livestock.
Wolf positions for the large continental region – which included most of Germany outside the Alps – now remains “unknown”. The government says that it will assess the region on the basis of a new agreed functioning under the federal and state governments and later conclusions to Brussels.
Below European Union ‘S Fauna-Flora-Habitat instructions, a favorable protection StatueS means that there is enough housing and food to ensure the long -term existence of the species, and That The population is quite large, which is not at risk from factors such as disease, road accidents or poaching.
In the final European Union report in 2019, what is still considered to be the wolf population of Germany In “Inappropriate” Situation, The species listed such as such can not be legally hunted under the European Union law.
