Overview
- Berlin reported a favorable conservation status for wolves in the continental region, adding to the earlier atlantic designation, with no assessment yet for the Alpine zone.
- A Braunschweig administrative court upheld the targeted killing of wolf GW3559 in Helmstedt under strict terms, including a 5‑kilometer limit around fresh attacks and proof of breached protected enclosures.
- Thuringia authorized trained forestry staff to deter bold wolves with rubber projectiles near Neustadt am Rennsteig through year’s end after two close encounters within 30 meters of people.
- Federal and state politicians called for swift changes to the Federal Hunting and Nature Conservation Acts, while Bavaria moved the wolf into its state hunting law and pressed for an Alpine-specific ruling.
- Environmental groups, including WWF and NABU, criticized the reassessment methodology and urged emphasis on non-lethal herd protection such as fencing and guard dogs.