From animal buddy Di in Germany.

Bavaria has declared war not only with the wolf, but now with fish otters as well.

From 1/8/23 a new regulation is in place that allows all year round hunting.  The otter is a protected species under European law (?) and law suits are already being filed.  But the sheer cheek of these people !

Elections are up and down there.  One Markus Soder hopes to gain votes from the ‘right sort’ with these actions.  Mountain farmers, fishers, hunters etc,

Much of Bavaria is rural, and so he can indeed hope to succeed.

Regards Di and Mark