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It is far too bureaucratic and cumbersome to get permission to shoot a problem wolf. That is the criticism from several quarters two days after the problem wolf near Nørre Nebel was shot.
The Danish Nature Agency shot a problem wolf on Thursday evening near Houstrup north of Oksbøl. The wolf was shot within the regulation zone that was established after several episodes where a problem wolf displayed seeking behaviour towards humans. (Photo: © Claus Fisker, Ritzau Scanpix) 41 minutes ago
There are strict rules for when a wolf may be shot, like the one shot on Thursday evening near Nørre Nebel. ( https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/problemulv-i-vestjylland-er-blevet-skudt )
A regulation zone must be established, and experts must determine whether it is a problem wolf or not.
The Danish Nature Agency needs to get involved. Hunters must be engaged. And they may need help from drones with thermal equipment.
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> One should make it simpler and avoid having so much bureaucracy involved.
> Then we would not have to start the whole circus every time.
> Steffen Troldtoft, spokesperson for Ulvefrit Danmark
In other words, it is far too bureaucratic and cumbersome to get permission to shoot a problem wolf – at least if you ask the Denmark Democrats’ animal welfare spokesperson Kim Edberg Andersen.
He believes the government should have introduced a regulation zone for all of Jutland long ago.
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Far too much bureaucracy
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- If they had simply made all of Jutland a zone where problem wolves could be regulated from the outset, then we would not have had to wait for the minister to first designate a new area for this wolf where it could be shot, says the politician.
The spokesperson for Ulvefrit Danmark, Steffen Troldtoft, agrees.
Christian Rabjerg Madsen (S), Minister for Nature and Animal Welfare, at yesterday’s press conference. Here he conveyed the news that the problem wolf had been shot and killed, with the dead wolf lying at his feet. (Photo: © Claus Fisker, Ritzau Scanpix)
- One should make it simpler and avoid having so much bureaucracy involved. Then we would not have to start the whole circus every time, says Steffen Troldtoft.
He would like all hunters to be allowed to shoot wolves within 200 metres of dwellings.
But the government cannot simply give hunters permission to shoot wolves in all of Jutland.
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> Regulation zones are not something you can just establish without a
> professional basis for it.
> Christian Rabjerg Madsen (S), Minister for Nature and Animal Welfare
Christian Rabjerg Madsen (S), Minister for Nature and Animal Welfare, emphasises this. He believes the proposal might look good on social media but would make 'zero difference for people who feel bothered by wolves'.
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Necessary with professional basis
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Kim Edberg Andersen (DD) believes the government should have introduced a regulation zone for all of Jutland long ago. (Photo: © Thomas Traasdahl, Ritzau Scanpix)
- Regulation zones are not something you can just establish without a professional basis for it. What we can do is, when we experience a problem wolf, we can establish a regulation zone, says the minister.
- That is what we did around Oksbøl, Nørre Nebel, and Houstrup, and that led to us being able to shoot the wolf, he elaborates.
Read also: How the problem wolf's last minutes unfolded ( https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/saadan-forloeb-problemulvs-sidste-minutter )
Christian Rabjerg Madsen therefore instead wants to try to change the current EU rules for regulating wolves, so that it becomes easier to shoot wolves that, for example, display threatening behaviour.
And the minister also wants a better data basis for how many wolves there are in the country, with a view to the wolf achieving a so-called 'favourable conservation status' in the EU, so that ordinary hunting and regulation of it may be allowed.
- That will enable us to intervene better and more quickly when we experience wolves that have behaviour creating insecurity, says Christian Rabjerg Madsen.
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