ANPEa wolf in the Veluwe
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Broadcasting Gelderland
NOS News•today, 10:46•Edited today, 11:01
For the time being, the province of Gelderland is not allowed to chase away the wolf at De Hoge Veluwe with paintball guns. This has been ruled by the Court of Central Netherlands.
According to the court, the province has not substantiated well enough why it is necessary to chase them away with paint bullets. The province has six weeks to provide a better substantiation. Until the final verdict, the paintball guns must remain in the closet anyway.
At the end of last year, the province decided to allow the use of paint bullets in wolves that systematically show non-shy behavior in De Hoge Veluwe. Wolves should become afraid of humans again. The Fauna Protection went to court.
In mid-July, the preliminary relief judge decided that the municipality was not yet allowed to use the paintball gun until a new court hearing took place.
Protected
The wolf has a protected status; they should not be caught, disturbed or killed in the wild. At the same time, the province wants to prevent the animal from becoming too tame. Gelderland is afraid of a confrontation between humans and animals.
The Fauna Protection wants other measures to be taken, such as an eating ban for visitors to De Hoge Veluwe or a partial closure. The province and the park find those resources infeasible or inadequate, writes Broadcasting Gelderland.
2023-09-01 08:46:39
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