[Netherlands] Government parties okay with culling wolves, but unclear about conditions
From NLTimes.nl:
The coalition parties agree that culling wolves is a possibility, but they disagreed about in which cases this should be allowed in a parliamentary debate on the wolf on Tuesday evening. There are proposals in Europe to reduce the strictly protected status of wolves. The Cabinet, in anticipation of this, is working on plans to tackle “problem wolves,” the definition of which is also still being worked on, NOS and ANP report.
“Sometimes it is a war zone in the countryside,” said BBB leader Caroline van der Plas, who finally got this debate after requesting it time and again. “We are not saying: all wolves should be shot. But where a wolf shows problem behavior, there should be an option to opt for active repelling and shooting if necessary.”
