Overview

• The Arnhem court suspended the province’s kill permit, barring any shooting while the legal process continues.
• The judge said Gelderland did not demonstrate that killing the animal was the only option and must first consider objections from Faunabescherming and Animal Rights.
• The court criticized the province for assessing non‑lethal measures only on paper and cited flapper tape on fences, noted as effective in Sweden and the United States, as an option that should be tested.
• The decision warned of the risk of targeting the wrong wolf and suggested radio‑tracking as a potential solution.
• The case follows a rise in reported livestock attacks around Barneveld, including local reports of about 230 incidents this year and roughly twenty attributed to the Voorthuizen wolf, fueling calls from the mayor for faster tools and tracking.