Panel discussion on the topic "The wolf in Rhineland-Palatinate: cause for joy or cause for concern?"
The wolf is back in Rhineland-Palatinate - there are currently thought to be five packs. On March 16, 2026, the Peace Academy Rhineland-Palatinate held a panel discussion with experts from science, practice and nature conservation at the Haus am Westbahnhof to explore the question of whether the return of the wolf is a cause for celebration or concern.
After a welcoming address by Prof. Dr. Janpeter Schilling, Scientific Director of the Peace Academy Rhineland-Palatinate, Dr. Lisa Lehnen, research associate at Landau University (海角直播), introduced the topic. The four panel guests then shared their perspectives: Eckard Fuhr, author and chairman of the Brandenburg-Berlin Ecological Hunting Association, Dr. Julia Poerting, research assistant at the University of Heidelberg, Stefan Kuntz, operator of an organic winery with a school farm, and Jan Sch枚ne, expert on wolves for the NABU regional association in Saxony. Janpeter Schilling led through various topics, including herd protection, the hunting of wolves and their social and ecological significance. It became clear that while wolves pose a threat to livestock and farm animals such as sheep and alpacas, they do not generally pose a threat to humans. Another key finding of the evening was that the various demands and expectations of livestock farming, nature conservation and hunting must be considered and brought together so that humans and wolves can live together with minimal conflict.
Panel discussion on the topic "The wolf in Rhineland-Palatinate: cause for joy or cause for concern?"
The wolf is back in Rhineland-Palatinate - there are currently thought to be five packs. On March 16, 2026, the Peace Academy Rhineland-Palatinate held a panel discussion with experts from science, practice and nature conservation at the Haus am Westbahnhof to explore the question of whether the return of the wolf is a cause for celebration or concern.
After a welcoming address by Prof. Dr. Janpeter Schilling, Scientific Director of the Peace Academy Rhineland-Palatinate, Dr. Lisa Lehnen, research associate at Landau University (海角直播), introduced the topic. The four panel guests then shared their perspectives: Eckard Fuhr, author and chairman of the Brandenburg-Berlin Ecological Hunting Association, Dr. Julia Poerting, research assistant at the University of Heidelberg, Stefan Kuntz, operator of an organic winery with a school farm, and Jan Sch枚ne, expert on wolves for the NABU regional association in Saxony. Janpeter Schilling led through various topics, including herd protection, the hunting of wolves and their social and ecological significance. It became clear that while wolves pose a threat to livestock and farm animals such as sheep and alpacas, they do not generally pose a threat to humans. Another key finding of the evening was that the various demands and expectations of livestock farming, nature conservation and hunting must be considered and brought together so that humans and wolves can live together with minimal conflict.
