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Wolves could lose EU safeguards, opening way for culls

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45 years of strict protection for grey wolves in Europe could come to an end.

European Commission proposal wants to move wolves from Annex II (strictly protected) to Annex III (protected) of Bern Convention .

Each EU country would be able to set an annual quota of wolves to kill.

Commission argues that the number of wolves in the EU has almost doubled, from 11,000 in 2012 to over 20,000 today .

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