Twenty attacks, 170 dead sheep. Sheep farmer Gert van de Bor from Kootwijkerbroek in Gelderland has had a lot to deal with wolves in recent years. Fellow sheep farmers are also struggling. ‘We use our sheep for nature management on the heathland. A colleague who did the same has quit. Another colleague has halved his flock. Are we just going to let the heathland go to seed?’ Van de Bor received a delegation of mayors, Gelderland agricultural deputy Harold Zoet (BBB) and BBB MEP Sander Smit at his farm. The reason for the visit: the increasing wolf problem in the Veluwe and the Gelderse Vallei. LTO Noord-Gelderse Vallei branch chairman Wim Brouwer has a clear message for Smit: ‘How long will it take before we actually take steps? Everything is going so extremely slowly.’ The BBB MEP listens interestedly. He recently experienced an incident with a wolf in his hometown of Goor in Overijssel. Walkers on the path where the new father regularly walks with the stroller were confronted ...