Overview
- On June 17, the state parliament’s environmental committee in Mainz discussed the third draft of the proposed hunting law.
- The bill seeks to align hunting regulations with the need for climate-resilient forest regeneration by capping wildlife numbers.
- It would strengthen landowners’ authority over game management and impose stricter targets for authorized culls.
- Landesjagdverband president Dieter Mahr denounced the draft as a “forest-favoring law” that dismantles established regional practices.
- Nabu Germany and the Schutzgemeinschaft Deutscher Wald contend that high game densities are hindering natural rejuvenation and support the stricter measures.