5 Amendments of Molly SCOTT CATO related to 2017/2117(INI)
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the protection afforded to certain animal species under the Habitats Directive has l, as well as destruction of and deterioration of habitats, encroachment of hunting ranges by development, logging, and farming, rural depopulation and reduction in abundance and quality of their natural prey species have all contributed to increased attacks on herds of sheep and goats by wolves, bears and lynxes, thus worsening the precarious situation in which some farms find themselves;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas local authorities have the responsibility to minimise conflict for resources and mediate between different interest groups; whereas authorities and land managers in general including farmers, foresters and hunters have a responsibility to sustainably manage the landscape level population dynamics of species in the territories;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Invites the Commission and Member States to consider rural developmentas well as local and regional authorities to consider measures to protect herds from attack from predators and look into reviewing the Habitats Directive, with the aim of controlling the spread of predators in certain grazing areas;
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Notes that compensation for predator kills doesn’t always cover externalised costs, but points out the success of other schemes that pay farmers an all-inclusive sum to work in territories where predators are present;
Amendment 377 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Notes the partial success of schemes to re-introduce strains of sheepdogs in helping warn off predators, and calls for more measures and exchange of ideas to find appropriate solutions;