French sheep farmers ask EU to adress rising bear attacks https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/french-sheep-farmers-ask-eu-to-adress-rising-bear-attacks/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #bears #farmers #France #habitatsdirective #killing

Hundreds of #lynx to be hunted in #Sweden following biggest ever #wolf cull

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/02/hundreds-of-lynx-to-be-hunted-in-sweden-following-biggest-ever-wolf-cull?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

‘Lynx, like most other game animals in Sweden, are hunted using dogs. The #EU #HabitatsDirective specifies that hunting may be allowed either to prevent damage to livestock or in the interests of public safety.’

Hard to see how this massive cull is exempt on either count