Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries Food Security and Nature

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Wolf
TechNature
Netherlands has deadliest wolves in Europe; 25 animals killed per wolf last year
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A wolf gave birth to a litter of at least seven cubs in the Veluwe, and several have been seen on different trail cameras in the area.
PoliticsTechNature
Dutch gov't relaxes rules for killing wolves without parliamentary approval
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Slaughterhouse
Business
Netherlands preparing to ban temporary jobs in meat sector over abuse of migrant workers
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Cows in a barn
Politics
Gov't "apprehensive" to weaken nitrogen plan after heated debate; PRO provides majority
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A school of European Perch swim past a Fish Doorbell camera in the Weerdsluis in Utrecht. 7 June 2023
BusinessTechNature
Utrecht’s fish doorbell returns March 2 to help migrating fish
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Heathland in the National Park Hoge Veluwe.
PoliticsTechNature
New Dutch government facing massive nature conservation task after recent years' neglect
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Livestock farming: A close up of eating cows
PoliticsTechNature
Farm buyout scheme could have been €1.5 billion cheaper and 3x more effective
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Inspectors from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency and the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority seize protected taxidermy animals during a nationwide wildlife crime operation in Brabant on Dec. 11, 2025.
CrimeBusinessTechNature
Netherlands seizes over 90 illegal taxidermy animals in global wildlife crime operation
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Stray cat with a litter of kittens
Health
First confirmed case of kittens dying from bird flu in the Netherlands
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Chickens at a poultry farm
HealthCultureFood
Bird flu confirmed at another three Dutch poultry farms
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Chickens at a poultry farm
HealthBusinessCultureFood
Bird flu found at Terschuur farm in heart of poultry industry
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Exterior of Schiphol Airport in August 2022
BusinessNature
Environmental groups file request to halt Schiphol A-Pier construction
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One-day old chickens
Health
Bird flu found at Drenthe farm; First report since March
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Vlaai
CultureFood
Vlaai is only Limburgse Vlaai if it's baked no earlier than the night before
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European wolf pups
PoliticsBusinessTechNature
Court orders Dutch government to immediately protect wolves on the Veluwe
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Dolfinarium in Hardewijk
BusinessTechNature
Dolfinarium’s dolphin transfer to China stalled by lack of communication
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Crop dusting - Tractor spraying weed killer on a field in summer
HealthPoliticsBusinessTechScience
Dutch regulator: Italian study claiming glyphosate causes cancer is unreliable
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Femke Wiersma
PoliticsTechNature
Gov't plan for higher nitrogen limit "vulnerable" with "not insignificant risks"
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Privately kept pigeons
HealthPoliticsTechNature
Newcastle disease found in privately kept pigeons in Oldenzaal; Infected birds culled
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Femke Wiersma
PoliticsTechNature
Environmental groups preparing dozens of lawsuits against Dutch nitrogen policy
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Prime Minister Dick Schoof is dealt a blow as coalition party NSC joins opposition parties in voting down his asylum minister’s plan to display signs telling asylum seekers to be prepared to return to their home countries. 9 October 2024
Politics
Mistrust growing in Dutch Cabinet; Schoof's hard-held unity starting to fall apart
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Screenshot of a video released by Natuurmonumenten showing six wolf cubs in Zuid-West Veluwe during the spring of 2023.
PoliticsTechNature
Government parties okay with culling wolves, but unclear about conditions
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Ministry of Finance in The Hague
PoliticsBusiness
Dutch Ministries cut back on events, travel, and contractors to meet budget goals
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One-day old chickens
BusinessCultureFood
Netherlands starts trial with vaccinating poultry against bird flu