Munich (dpa / lby) – The first of around 1,400 alpine pastures and alps in Bavaria are now officially considered “unreasonably protectable” from wolf attacks. This was announced by Agriculture Minister Michaela Kaniber (CSU) and Environment Minister Thorsten Faithr (Free Voters) on Monday. The maps with the first designated areas are available online on the website of the State Office for the Environment (LfU). The affected pasture land is located in the districts of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Miesbach, Ober- and Ostallgäu as well as Rosenheim and Berchtesgadener Land.
Experts from the Pasture Protection Commission have decided to evaluate the pasture areas according to set criteria, such as whether electrified fencing, nightly accommodation in a stable or shepherding are possible.
For livestock farmers with grazing land in a designated wolf area, the classification as “unreasonably protectable” means that they will receive compensation payments if their cattle are attacked by a wolf without having taken livestock protection measures beforehand.
