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European Parliament votes to lower protections on wolves

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Nearly two-thirds of European Parliament meeting in Strasbourg , France voted to change wolves' status from strictly protected’ to ’protected' in a vote of 371 to 162 , with 37 abstentions.

Environmental groups criticized the decision as politically motivated rather than scientifically grounded.

Farmers in many member states have been increasingly angered by attacks on livestock by packs of wolves.