Overview

• The Brandenburg Agricultural Ministry is weighing a wolf culling quota to curb rising livestock losses from wolf attacks
• Nabu and BUND oppose the quota, citing scientific findings that warn quotas could disrupt pack structures and intensify livestock predation
• The Landesjagdverband is calling for regular wolf hunting, a permanent hunting season and a fixed cap on the state’s wolf population
• Conservation groups propose legally secure procedures for targeted removal of problem wolves alongside increased funding for herd protection
• Data from the Society for the Protection of Wolves show that 88 percent of wolf attacks in 2024 occurred on inadequately protected livestock herds