On Wednesday 17 April, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) came to the opinion that the Habitats Directive had achieved its purpose with regard to the recovery of wolf and bear populations, and called for approval of the European Commission’s proposal to amend the appendices to the Bern Convention in order to modify the protection status of large carnivores.
“This would make it possible to manage the populations of these species and would benefit farmers in rural areas”,...