It is already official. Since Tuesday, the Official Gazette of the state, the day when the Order which states that all populations of Iberian wolf (Canis lupus) cease to be a game species and thus become part of the LESPRE, was published is hunting prohibited.
Implying?
The periodic evaluation of the conservation status of the Iberian wolf, greater guarantees for its populations, such as measures that range from information on capture control systems to recovery plans, as well as the development and implementation of a new conservation and management strategy. of the species in Spain before December 31, 2021.
From now on, the inclusion in the LESPRE will make chasing a wolf a crime classified in article 334 of the Penal Code, with a prison sentence that can range from six months to two years, a fine of eight to 24 months and the special disqualification for profession or trade and for the exercise of the right to hunt or fish for two to four years. Therefore, his death, his trade or capture, among other things, would be sanctioned.
Environmental organizations have successfully accepted the Government Order, since they consider it an advance for the conservation of this animal and for the balance of the ecosystems of our country.
