19 February 2018
France is to allow the wolf population to grow
from about 360 now to 500 by 2023, despite protests from farmers worried about
their livestock.
A new plan announced by the government
represents a rise of nearly 40% in the wolf population.
After being eradicated by hunters in the
1930s, the wolf made its way back into France from Italy in the 1990s.
Animal rights groups had been pushing for a
more radical proposal and accused ministers of lacking political courage.
In a gesture to farmers, the government said
that hunters in France would still be allowed to cull 40 wolves this year, the
same as in 2017. Up to 10% of the wolf population could be culled every year
from 2019, and that proportion could rise to 12% if more frequent wolf attacks
were registered.
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