France will facilitate authorizations to kill wolves in case of attacks on flocks and will increase compensation

Published 2024년 2월 24일

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The French Government is expediting the process for authorizing wolf killings following livestock attacks. The new plan, presented by the Ministries of Agriculture and Ecology, will grant authorizations within 48-72 hours of an attack, given that farmers have taken protective measures. The plan also includes the use of night cameras and shooting brigades. Compensation for losses due to wolf attacks will also increase by 33% for sheep and 25% for goats. This comes as the wolf population in France has more than doubled in the last five years, leading to increased demands from farmers and ranchers for more relaxed rules.

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The French Government is going to facilitate and accelerate authorizations to kill wolves in cases of attacks on livestock and increase compensation for animals killed by an animal whose population in France has more than doubled in the last five years. The Ministries of Agriculture and Ecology presented this Friday a new plan on the wolf for the period 2024-2029, at a time of strong pressure on the Executive from farmers and ranchers, who ask in particular for a simplification of the rules to which they are subject. subjected in their work. AUTHORIZATIONS TO KILL PREDATORS WHEN THERE ARE ATTACKS ON LIVESTOCK WILL BE ON THE CONDITION THAT THEY HAVE IMPLEMENTED PROTECTION MEASURES FOR THEIR FLOCKS In a statement, these two departments announced a decree that establishes a new framework for the operations of the so-called "defense shots" against wolves, and that will now allow the use of night observation cameras or the formation of brigades of two and even three shooters. Above ...

Source: Agroinformacion