France is set to ease restrictions on shooting wolves that attack livestock, in a move the government says reflects the growing spread of the predators – and amid mounting pressure from farmers.
During a visit to Haute-Marne in eastern France earlier this week, Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard and Ecological Transition Minister Mathieu Lefèvre confirmed that farmers will be allowed to shoot wolves in defence of their animals, even if their herds are not protected by fences or other deterrents.
