He claims Poland’s new government, elected in October 2015, is hostile to wolves. “The Environment Minister, Jan Szyszko, makes no secret of being a hunter. There are 120,000 licensed hunters in Poland and they are influential in parliament. Being a wolf advocate is not easy. It is not as if you can argue to the politicians that wolves are a big tourist attraction. Most tourists want to see the animals but wolves stay away from humans. They have a tremendously sensitive sense of smell.”
Why is it hard to support wolves in Poland’s new government?
Wolf hunters have a large influence in the government Only the Environment Minister opposes wolf hunting Politicians won’t acknowledge that wolves attract a large number of tourists The new government is prioritizing other issues