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Spain’s Regions Demand Reconvening of Suspended Wolf Conservation Meeting

The suspension threatens Spain’s ability to meet the EU’s July 31 deadline for the six-year wolf conservation report.

El consejero Juan Carlos Suárez-Quiñones, en una reciente imagen de archivo

Overview

  • Miteco suspended a technical sectorial commission meeting on July 18 that was intended to prepare approval of the six-year Iberian wolf report at the July 22 sectorial conference.
  • Castilla y León’s environment minister Juan Carlos Suárez-Quiñones condemned the last-minute cancellation as arbitrary and unjustified.
  • Cantabria’s rural development minister María Jesús Susinos accused Secretary of State Hugo Morán of seeking to gag regional assessments showing a favorable wolf conservation status.
  • Galicia’s environment council also denounced the decision and plans to inform EU authorities of Spain’s failure to convene the conference in line with its own regulations.
  • Regional governments will formally request an immediate reconvening of the sectorial conference to ensure the report is approved in time for the EU’s July 31 submission deadline.