Activists Challenge Bavarian Otter Hunting Laws in EU Court
The German Environmental Aid (DUH) and Bavarian Nature Conservation Association (BN) have filed a norm control application to protect the otter. This follows the DUH's recent success at the Administrative Court of Bayreuth, giving momentum to their app store. The application aims to review the legality of Bavarian hunting regulations that permit the capture and killing of otters on a large scale, including young ones, using cage traps and night vision devices. This violates European species protection law.
The norm control application seeks to overturn the challenged hunting regulation across Bavaria, not just for individual cases. The Bavarian state government has been trying to circumvent European species protection law with exception regulations. These regulations allow the killing of otters in numerous Natura 2000 areas, endangering the stabilization of the previously almost extinct otter population in Bavaria. The DUH's previous win in an emergency procedure against a species protection ordinance for shooting otters in Upper Franconia has strengthened their common app.
The DUH and BN's norm control application aims to protect the otter, a species strictly protected under German and European law. The current hunting regulations in Bavaria are under scrutiny for violating these protections. If successful, the application could lead to a significant change in Bavarian hunting practices, ensuring the preservation of the otter population.
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