Overview

• The Environment Ministry reported a “favorable” conservation status for wolves in Germany’s atlantische region and an “unknown” status in the kontinentale zone
• Agriculture Minister Alois Rainer plans to amend the Federal Hunting Law to permit controlled wolf culling aimed at protecting livestock
• The German Hunting Association and Bavaria’s agrarian minister have criticized the use of 2022/23 monitoring figures as outdated and said regional splits understate population growth
• Conservation groups BUND and WWF argue that region-specific classifications risk weakening EU protections for migratory wolf populations
• North Rhine-Westphalia will extend herd protection funding to its entire territory, making all livestock holders eligible for wolf deterrence support