Protection status of the wolf

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Ongoing (updated on 10/04/2025) - Bureau decision date: 25/03/2025
Reference
NAT/953-EESC
Opinion Type
Mandatory
Referral
COM(2025) 106 final 2025/0058 COD
Rapporteur
Josep PUXEU ROCAMORA
Employers - GR I
Spain
Plenary session number
596
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Animal welfare
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Practical information

  1. Composition of the study group
  2. Administrator / Assistant in charge: Nicolas Stenger / Luca Pitrone
  3. Contact

Background

The European Commission is proposing to amend Council Directive 92/43/EEC to adjust the protection status of the wolf (Canis lupus). This proposal follows the decision by the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention on December 6, 2024, to reclassify the wolf from 'strictly protected' (Appendix II) to 'protected' (Appendix III). Consequently, the amendment seeks to move the wolf from Annex IV to Annex V of the Habitats Directive, aligning EU legislation with the updated Bern Convention status.