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Court Pauses Hunting Permit for Jackal on Sylt

Conservation NGO's challenge has led to a temporary suspension of the exceptional kill permit pending a Schleswig court decision in two weeks.

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Overview

  • The gold jackal has killed nearly 100 sheep and lambs on Sylt since mid-May, threatening the island’s dike-grazing flocks.
  • Schleswig-Holstein’s environment ministry issued a one-month exception to federal protections to allow hunters to shoot the normally safeguarded species.
  • An emergency appeal by the Naturschutzinitiative has suspended the permit until the administrative court in Schleswig issues its ruling.
  • Under Germany’s strict nature conservation law, gold jackals may only be removed in cases of severe agricultural harm or public interest.
  • Animal welfare groups have proposed capture and relocation as a nonlethal alternative while biologists warn the invasive species is rapidly expanding across Central Europe.