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Court Greenlights First Confirmed Golden Jackal Cull on Sylt

The ruling irrevocably reinstates the early June permit following two interim injunctions, citing documented livestock losses as justification for lethal control under federal and EU law.

Ein Goldschakal läuft nachts durch den Wald, an einem Baum ist eine Wildkamera installiert
Ein wilder Goldschakals auf der Nordseeinsel Sylt, der für die Tötung von fast 80 Lämmern verantwortlich gemacht wird, ist erneut zum Abschuss freigegeben. Das schleswig-holsteinische Oberverwaltungsgericht wies eine Beschwerde dagegen zurück.
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Overview

  • The OVG Schleswig dismissed an environmental association’s complaint, making the jackal’s cull permit final and nonappealable.
  • A permit granted in early June authorized the first potential legal cull of a golden jackal in Germany after genetic analysis confirmed it killed 76 lambs in May, threatening the island’s dyke‐maintaining sheep flocks.
  • Hunting was twice suspended in mid-June by temporary injunctions from the Schleswig administrative court and its higher chamber while legal challenges were assessed.
  • The court held that Germany’s nature conservation act and EU directives allow lethal control when serious agricultural damage is proven, regardless of existing herd protection measures.
  • Officials report no recent sightings of the nocturnal predator but believe it remains on Sylt, prompting local authorities to ready hunters for its removal.