![]() ![]() Romania has one of the largest wolf populations of EU nations, with a rough estimate of 2,500 wolves. This year it is culling 22 wolves out of its population of 355. The wolf is a protected species under the EU’s Habitats Directive and Sweden has been criticised by the EU for killing wolves. Like Finland, Sweden normally allows a quota of wolves to be culled each winter. A new five-year government plan allows a small number of wolves to be culled each year. Farmers claim 10,000 animals are killed each year by the wolf, costing them €26m. Aggressive action is needed to slow the collapse of nature, said Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, executive secretary of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity.Farmers drove hundreds of sheep into the centre of Lyon in October to protest against the legal protection for the country’s growing wolf population of 360. ![]() World leaders are gathering next year to approve a plan for slowing the biodiversity crisis. More than a million species are at risk of extinction globally, many within decades, because of human activities. "The construction of wildlife crossings will reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions and is a key conservation strategy to help wildlife survive impacts from climate change and development," said Mike Leahy, director of wildlife and hunting and fishing policy at the National Wildlife Federation. Another $400 million will go towards the removal of obstructions like dams, which stifle fish and invertebrate populations. It designates $350 million over the next five years for state, local and tribal governments to construct bridges or underpasses for wildlife. Environment And Energy Collaborative 'Like Poking a Beehive': The Worrisome Link Between Deforestation And Disease ![]()
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