Save the wolves in Brandenburg!
Save the wolves in Brandenburg!
Das Problem
DE / EN
Brandenburg's state parliament wants to make it easier to shoot "problem wolves." On Thursday 28 January, the parliament passed a bill by the Kenya Coalition that adapts the wolf regulations to federal nature conservation law. Specifically, it now allows hunting of any animal in the pack "until they cause no more damage." This decision is an attack on biodiversity and nature conservation. With this decision, the state government in Brandenburg is moving again towards the eradication of wolves in Germany. We do not want to allow this.
We demand the immediate withdrawal of this decision and call for measures such as increased support for herd protection instead of the hunt for the wolf. It cannot be that the killing of living beings for the protection of other living beings is preferred instead of promoting the provision of effective herd protection.
We are Lana Tannir and Alessandro Sgro. We are wildlife photographers and have had many wolves in front of our camera. We are aware that farmers suffer from the growing wolf packs. However, tracking and hunting wolves does not lead to better herd protection and fewer attacks on livestock, which research by various experts and organisations confirms.
Measures such as electric fences, guard dogs and herding are an effective solution, as shown not only by several expert reports and studies, but also in neighboring countries. [a]
The current policy of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture bypasses the real problem.Instead of shooting down "problem wolves", we need a nationwide law to promote extensive grazing animal husbandry that really helps those affected.
Source: https://blog.wwf.de/wolfsbeschluss-der-bundesregierung/
"It is precisely such unsubstantiated claims that can lead individuals to believe that they are doing good by killing a wolf...[the] claims that people in wolf regions can no longer go into the forest alone, are evidence of either gross ignorance or deliberate fear-mongering against the wolf," explains NABU Federal Executive Director, Leif Miller.
Source: https://www.nabu.de/news/2017/08/22831.html
WWF wolf expert Christian Pichler sees it in similar terms: "Instead of constantly bad-mouthing herd protection, politicians and the Chamber of Agriculture should finally communicate honestly that there is no alternative to it."
The wolf is strictly protected by the following international legislations:
- Washington Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (WA) Annex II.
- EC Regulation 338/97 Annex A
- FFH Directive 92/43/EEC Annex II; priority species
- FFH Directive 92/43/EEC Annex IV
- Bern Convention Annex II
Do you support our demand to protect the Brandenburg wolves?
Lana Tannir, Alessandro Sgro
Further information/studies on the topic:
Das Problem
DE / EN
Brandenburg's state parliament wants to make it easier to shoot "problem wolves." On Thursday 28 January, the parliament passed a bill by the Kenya Coalition that adapts the wolf regulations to federal nature conservation law. Specifically, it now allows hunting of any animal in the pack "until they cause no more damage." This decision is an attack on biodiversity and nature conservation. With this decision, the state government in Brandenburg is moving again towards the eradication of wolves in Germany. We do not want to allow this.
We demand the immediate withdrawal of this decision and call for measures such as increased support for herd protection instead of the hunt for the wolf. It cannot be that the killing of living beings for the protection of other living beings is preferred instead of promoting the provision of effective herd protection.
We are Lana Tannir and Alessandro Sgro. We are wildlife photographers and have had many wolves in front of our camera. We are aware that farmers suffer from the growing wolf packs. However, tracking and hunting wolves does not lead to better herd protection and fewer attacks on livestock, which research by various experts and organisations confirms.
Measures such as electric fences, guard dogs and herding are an effective solution, as shown not only by several expert reports and studies, but also in neighboring countries. [a]
The current policy of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture bypasses the real problem.Instead of shooting down "problem wolves", we need a nationwide law to promote extensive grazing animal husbandry that really helps those affected.
Source: https://blog.wwf.de/wolfsbeschluss-der-bundesregierung/
"It is precisely such unsubstantiated claims that can lead individuals to believe that they are doing good by killing a wolf...[the] claims that people in wolf regions can no longer go into the forest alone, are evidence of either gross ignorance or deliberate fear-mongering against the wolf," explains NABU Federal Executive Director, Leif Miller.
Source: https://www.nabu.de/news/2017/08/22831.html
WWF wolf expert Christian Pichler sees it in similar terms: "Instead of constantly bad-mouthing herd protection, politicians and the Chamber of Agriculture should finally communicate honestly that there is no alternative to it."
The wolf is strictly protected by the following international legislations:
- Washington Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (WA) Annex II.
- EC Regulation 338/97 Annex A
- FFH Directive 92/43/EEC Annex II; priority species
- FFH Directive 92/43/EEC Annex IV
- Bern Convention Annex II
Do you support our demand to protect the Brandenburg wolves?
Lana Tannir, Alessandro Sgro
Further information/studies on the topic:
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