Belgian farmers call for weaker protection of wolves, as environmentalists want greater Their populations in Europe have been on the rise for a number of years. Wolves are back in Belgium and their growing presence is creating tensions with farmers, who fear for the safety of their livestock. They want to reopen the debate on wolf hunting in Europe, which forbids it under both the EU's Habitats Directive and the Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitat. Euronews spoke to Ludwig Heinen, a dairy farmer with 320 cows, who said that there are currently three packs of wolves near his farm in the High Fens mountains. Despite none of his animals so far not being attacked, he is still worried. "If the animals are torn apart by wolves, that's one thing, but if wolves make the animals - who are free in the field - nervous, you cannot easily calm down those animals again," Heinen said in an interview. "My opinion is clear: if a wolf causes trouble, then
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