Members of the Bern Convention agreed in December 2024 to lower the wolf's status from 'strictly protected' to 'protected'
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EU lawmakers on Thursday gave the green light to downgrading wolf protections in the bloc, which will allow hunting to resume under strict criteria.
Wolves in most of Europe are less protected from today
Wolves became less protected in most of Europe on Friday as new conservation regulations came into force, except in three countries that objec…