Spain Announces Ban on Hunting Wolves

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Spain is on track to ban the hunting of wolves in an effort to help rehabilitate the species. Currently, there are anywhere between 1, 500 and 2, 000 Iberian wolves remaining in the wild in Spain and until now, only those in the south were protected, leaving those in the north susceptible to being hunted and killed. This ban, if signed off, would effectively end the hunting of Iberian wolves and would allow the species an opportunity to rehabilitate itself in the wild.

One thing I can't help but notice about conservation, is that it seems it comes at a time when there is very little hope left for a species. Like, in the case of the Iberian wolves, there are fewer than 2, 000 left in the wild. In my opinion, the situation has been dire for quite some time now and rushing to protect them when the situation is as dire as it currently is seems to me to be too little too late. Conservation of endangered species is incredibly crucial in ensuring extinction is not the outcome which is why I'm always incredibly concerned that it comes at a time when a species is on the brink. Preventative action needs to be taken significantly earlier in the rehabilitation of a species, not when the species is teetering on the edge of extinction.