Overview

• The Brandenburg Agrarministerium is drafting rules to reclassify wolves as 'protected' and formally include them in the state's hunting law.
• Proposals include setting quotas for wolf culling to address increasing livestock losses, particularly among sheep herds.
• Wildlife expert Sven Herzog emphasizes the need for intensive and swift hunter training to ensure effective and responsible wolf management.
• Conservation groups, including Naturschutzbund Nabu, strongly oppose the plans, advocating for the retention of strict protections and improved livestock protection measures.
• Final decisions on the proposed changes will follow discussions in the Wolfsplenum, cabinet deliberations, and a Landtag vote in the coming weeks.