Brussels 22.10.2021 EESC urges Commission to further assess impact of 5G on human health and the environment The October plenary of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) adopted an opinion recognising the value of electronic communications infrastructure while highlighting the potential risks. 🆕 #5G – EESC urges Commission to further assess impact on human…
Category: Wildfare
Bardot defends N.Karabakh animals
Brussels,1.12.2020 Legendary French animal welfare defendant Brigitte Bardot, President of the Foundation bearing her name, addressed an open letter to the attention of the Presidents of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, regarding the dramatic situation of the abandoned animals of Nagorno-Karabakh. The thousands of abandoned animals of…
WOLF: Swiss victory of biodiversity
More than half of Swiss voters (51.9%) have rejected changes to the hunting laws, proposed by the Parliament. The regulation of the wolf population as protected species, has been in the focus. (Image: @nywolforg courtesy). “The result shows that the Swiss population wants to strengthen and not weaken species protection,” said Gabor von Bethlenfalvy, large…
Wolf: Swiss referendum
“To kill or not to kill?” That is the questions the Suisse will answer tomorrow in a referendum on hunting. If the law is revised in the terms proposed by the Swiss Parliament, the cantons, which today can only authorise shooting at a wolf in the event of ‘significant damage’, will now be able to…
Belgium: Fourth wolf missing
Belgium Institute for Nature and Forest Research (INBO) has released images of three cubs of wolves, concerned that the fourth cub went missing for several weeks. Deze recente beelden tonen drie spelende welpen. Het vierde welpje is al een tijd niet meer gezien.EĂ©n welp houdt wel hĂ©Ă©l erg veel van (verborgen) camera's. pic.twitter.com/tbZ3MSRkYd — INBO…
FINLAND: husky at risk of cull
In Lapland (Finland) husky dogs culling are ahead if the post-coronavirus situation continues to degrade, said Pasi Ikonen, an entrepreneur from Hetta Huskies in Enontekiö, in an interview with Helsinki Sanomat newspaper. There is an urgent need to adopt measures & policies to mitigate the market disruptions affecting husky #tourism companies in Lapland (news in…
Poland Animal Welfare crisis
Brussels 18.09.2020 Poland’s governing alliance appeared to be in disarray on September 18, as a dispute over animal rights measures highlighted divisions in the ruling camp, raising the possibility of early elections if differences cannot be resolved. Tensions within the alliance led by the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party came into the open after…
France bans bird trap four decades after EU
France prohibits an archaic bird hunting technique four decades after the European Union ban. The country has suspended the use of glue traps, which conservationists say are especially cruel to animals and harmful the environment. The hunting technique involves coating branches with glue to trap songbirds, which are caged to attract prey birds that can…
Europol: Spain exotic birds traffickers arrests
Police have recovered 280 exotic birds, valued at over one million euros, among which featured macaws, parrots and cockatoos, all of which are endangered species protected by CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora). These birds were destined to be sold to North African countries – Morocco in…
Albania endemic animal cruelty
Albania restaurants are offering diners meat from illegally hunted bears – part of an illicit trade in wildlife that is “out of control” in the country, investigators claim. Researchers said it was the first time they had seen bear meat cooked in Europe, and experts warned that the crude butchering of animals may lead to…
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