Bern Convention Standing Committee approves EU proposal to modify wolf protection
From The Council of Europe:
The Council of Europe’s Bern Convention Committee has adopted an EU proposal to modify the status of wolf (Canis lupus) protection from “strictly protected fauna species” (Appendix II) to “protected fauna species” (Appendix III). The final decision will be published on Friday 6 December. The change will enter into force in three months, unless at least one third of the Parties to the Council of Europe’s Bern Convention (17) object, in which case it will not enter into force. If fewer than one third of the Parties object, the decision will enter into force only for those Parties which have not objected.
