New publication: Evaluación crítica de la proposición de ley relativa a la conservación del lobo en España y su cohabitación con la ganadería extensiva y la lucha contra el reto demográfico

Durá Alemañ, C.J., Morales Reyes, Z., Brufao Curiel, P., Pueyo Rodero, J.A., Zatarain Valdemoro, F.J., López Bao, J.V., 2024. Evaluación crítica de la proposición de ley relativa a la conservación del lobo en España y su cohabitación con la ganadería extensiva y la lucha contra el reto demográfico. Actualidad Jurídica Ambiental 1–30. https://doi.org/10.56398/ajacieda.00377

The trend of wolves (Canis lupus) is stable or increasing across Europe. In Spain, the legal status of wolves is established according to the Duero River. North of Duero River the species is listed in the Annex V of the 1992 Habitats Directive, while south of the river is included in Annex IV. Firstly, through Order TEC/596/2019, for the fraction of the wolf population south of this river and, subsequently, with Order TED/980/2021 for the entire wolf population in Spain, wolves are included in the List of Wild Species under Special Protection Regime (hereinafter LESRPE, in Spanish). Recently, the Spanish Congress of Deputies admitted a bill presented by the Popular Parliamentary Group that seeks to remove the protection regime under the LESRPE for the wolf population fraction north of the Duero River. In this article, we carried out a critical review of such proposal. Both scientific and legal deficiencies are identified that entail, among other issues, the violation of European Union law or the absence of references to the implementation of livestock damage prevention measures, required, both at European and national level.

https://www.actualidadjuridicaambiental.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-29-Dura-et-al-Lobo.pdf