Shepherds are generally entitled to state compensation if wolves attack their flocks, but the bloody aftermath of an ambush is described as traumatising for people who live close to grazing animals.

“My meat animals that were going to be killed for money got killed and all I got was money” is a wild complaint.

Also, let’s not lose sight of the scoreboard:

theguardian.com/…/germany-moves-to-legalise-wolf-…

Wild mammal populations have been absolutely curb stomped for a long time. Perhaps if they cut back on the human hunting of the wolves’ natural prey, this would be less of an issue.

Fair play to someone who kills a wolf on their property that’s threatened or killed their livestock, but a wolf hunting season at this point is some ecocidal nonsense.