Overview

• Spain is preparing a second request to the European Commission to postpone delivery of the six‑year Iberian wolf report while wildfire effects are incorporated.
• The government told a parliamentary EU committee that the wolf’s conservation status is unfavorable based on data supplied by autonomous communities under EU formats.
• Officials said the original 31 July deadline was extended by Brussels, rejecting the Partido Popular’s claim that non‑submission amounts to a crime.
• The Partido Popular argued that citing 2025 fires is improper because the reporting period ends in 2024 and accused the ministry of administrative inaction.
• An environment official referenced estimates that this year’s fires affected about 18% of the wolf’s range in provinces that hold up to 90% of Spain’s wolves.