Is a wolf cull the answer as Austrian farmers struggle in the Alps?
From cgtn.com:
The EU is set to weaken the conservation status of wolves by the end of the year, which could result in widespread culling.
The legislation, however, needs to pass several EU bodies before it can come into effect.
This is a complete turnaround in the bloc’s conservation policy. Thirty years ago, the EU re-established wolf packs in areas like the Alps, where they had been extinct for decades. Now, their population has multiplied to 20,000.
However, if wolves further expand in Austria’s Alps, the remaining mountain farmers – that continue to defy low profits and hard work – are likely to quit due to wolf attacks on livestock.
