Last month Dutch authorities urgently warned parents not to take young children to a popular forest area near the city of Utrecht following two recent close encounters with a wolf displaying “atypical and worrying” behavior.
Growing numbers of the EU’s environmental rules and regulations have come under pressure over the past two years, with populist and hard-right parties criticizing the measures as being thought up by urban elites with little knowledge of rural life.
The main EU farm lobby Copa-Cogeca welcomed Wednesday’s vote.
“We are glad to see the European Union institutions listening to the needs of farmers and rural dwellers despite the many pressures from those who often don’t have to deal with the consequences of attacks. This decision will provide European livestock farmers with greater peace of mind,” it said in a statement.
The Eurogroup for Animals NGO said in a statement that EU nations “are ignoring their citizens’ calls and science. Facilitating culling sends a dramatic message on the future of conservation and coexistence.”
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