Overview
- The Grüne Liga’s emergency filing has paused execution of the Landesdirektion Sachsen’s relocation authorization.
- The permit runs until mid-March 2026 and includes a last-resort provision to kill beavers that cannot be caught alive.
- Pond operators in Kreba report repair costs exceeding €190,000 since 2019, with a June dam breach triggering the removal request.
- The animals live inside a UNESCO biosphere and EU Special Protection Area, with conservationists arguing removal contradicts those protections.
- Authorities plan to transfer at most two families to Hauts-de-France, with the exact number unknown and the local population described as stable.