From this week, provinces can start issuing culling permits for problem wolves, and private individuals like farmers are allowed to deter the animals using lights and noise. The rules prepared for this by State Secretary Silvio Erkens (Agriculture, VVD) were finalized on Monday and will take effect on Tuesday. This is possible after the wolf was given a lower protection status in Europe.The Tweede Kamer, the lower house of the Dutch parliament, is scheduled to debate the wolf in September. Several parties in parliament do not want wolves to be shot at all.

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