Criticism of Vlora Airport The Standing Committee of the Bern Conventions has once again criticized the Albanian government for projects in the Narta Lagoon and on the Vjosa River that are destructive to nature.

For the third year in a row, the Standing Committee of #BernConvention has called on the Albanian government to stop the construction of Vlora Airport. "Implementing the recommendations would bring Albania closer to the EU", says @schwadererg.bsky.social
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🗳️ Today: MEPs have voted to apply the urgent procedure (Rule 170) to fast-track a targeted amendment to the #HabitatsDirective on #Wolves.

🐺 The proposed downlisting of wolves, aimed at aligning EU protection status with the #BernConvention, marks a significant step forward.

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Europe’s current wolf hunts and the executive that won’t prevent extinction - EURACTIV

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🐺 Grey wolves in Europe are under serious threat.

Two decisions are putting their lives and freedoms at risk:

⚠️ The Standing Committee of the #BernConvention has amended the Convention to give countries more flexibility to authorise the killing of wolves.

#SaveTheWolves #AnimalRights

🚨 693 scientists and 18 countries are raising the alarm!
On March 6, Europe risks a historic mistake—the first-ever downgrade of the grey #wolf in 50 years of the #BernConvention. Now is the time to act together and defend the #wolves!

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#Europeanactionwolves #EAW

Wolf: Bundesrat setzt präventive Rudelregulierung in Kraft

🐺 New regulation weakens protections. Makes culling easier, contradicting the #BernConvention, which protects wolves as a strictly conserved species.

#ProtectWildlife #BernConventionViolation
#Wolf #Wolves

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Wolves in Europe: Commission urges local authorities to make full use of existing derogations and collects data for conservation status review The return of the wolf to EU regions where it has been absent for a long time is increasingly leading to conflicts with local farming and hunting communities, especially where measures to prevent atta...

1/ In the U.S., wolf protections fluctuate under the #ESA and state laws, influenced by lawsuits and lobbying. In Europe, strict protections under the #BernConvention and EU Habitats Directive are now weakening due to political pressure.

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The #BernConvention has lowered wolf status 2 allow wolf hunting by perception of threat. (Dec'24) Uh oh.
Please read &sign to save this apex species in EU. (I mistakenly thought #wolves were too sacred to live by US rednecks only.) www.waterbear.com/campaigns/th...

Difficult to disagree with this take on the vote on the protection status of #wolves under the #BernConvention. As many experts have emphasised, the decision is unfortunately not based on science and it does little to actually help farmers (whose challenges go far beyond wolf predation). 1/

Animal protection NGOs deplore decision to downgrade wolf protection BRUSSELS—Today’s decision by the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention to downgrade the protection of the wolf represents a dangerous...

⚠️🐺HSI/Europe, IFAW and Eurogroup for Animals warn that the decision by the Standing Committee of the #BernConvention to downgrade the protection of the #wolf sets a dangerous precedent for #wildlife #conservation in Europe.

EU proposal to adapt protection status of the wolf adopted by Bern Convention, paving the way to more flexibility in managing wolf populations Today, the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention voted in favour of the EU proposal to adapt the protection status of the wolf from ‘strictly protected' to ‘protected'.

EU proposal to adapt protection status of the #wolf adopted by #BernConvention, paving the way to more flexibility in managing wolf populations. The protection status of the wolf will be changed from ‘strictly protected’ to ‘protected’ ec.europa.eu/commission/p... #environment #sheeps #cows

🐺❗ EU Weakens Wolf Protection

On Sept 25, 2024, EU states backed a proposal to downgrade wolf protection under the #BernConvention. This undermines science and biodiversity, risking decades of conservation!

Final decision in Dec 2024.

Protect coexistence! 🌍

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Did you know that wolves 🐺 (Canis lupus) are protected by the Council Europe’s #BernConvention?

A decision whether to lower their protection will be taken next week.

Here is a Q&A on the issue: www.coe.int/en/web/bern-...

We Spoke Out for the Wolves: An Appeal to EU Delegates Today, we took an important step to protect one of Europe’s most iconic species—the wolf. Merman Conservation Expeditions Ltd. submitted an urgent appeal to EU delegates attending the 44th...

We have called on EU delegates to oppose the wolf downlisting proposal at the #BernConvention.

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#ruddyduck #bernconvention group working towards the first EU wide #Alienspecies eradication @ONCFS_officiel

@unep_aewa Standing Committee adopts same recommendations to Iceland as #BernConvention on avoiding harm to waterbirds from afforestation