protected species

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Fertilized parrot egg found at Schiphol airport, March 24, 2026.
NatureWeird
Authorities seize 261 suspected wild parrot eggs at Schiphol
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Happy city cat sitting in a window in Amsterdam
TechNature
Haarlem court rules that cats can go outside, despite danger to birds
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Wolf
TechNature
Gelderland gives green light to shoot, kill wolf after attack on jogger
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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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ProRail installing one-way gates near the train tracks in Esch to let badgers leave a burrow under the track, but not go back in, 23 March 2023
BusinessTechNature
Badgers found living around train tracks in some 500 locations 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
Wolves no longer "strictly protected": Rules for killing the animal relaxed
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Police investigating three dead wolves on the N310 near De Hoge Veluwe National Park near Otterlo, 26 September 2024
TechNature
Three wolves struck by a vehicle and killed near Hoge Veluwe national park
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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.
TechNature
Young Dutch less concerned about impact of wolves in nature
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Wolf in forest
TechNature
Cabinet wants to weaken wolf's protected status; Dog maybe involved in recent incident
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Wolf
TechNature
Wolf: Province warns locals not to bring small children to Utrechtse Heuvelrug forests
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Seagulls
TechNature
Aggressive seagulls attacking staff at Amsterdam hospitals
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Wolf
TechNature
Court allows Gelderland to shoot wolves with paintball guns
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Bengal cat found in Noord-Holland, October 2023
Crime
Thousands of endangered animals, plants found in Netherlands during intl. investigation
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Wolf
TechNature
Gelderland still can't shoot wolves with paintball guns, court rules
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European wild cat
Nature
More wild cats in Noord-Brabant amid conservation efforts
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Bats
BusinessNature
Mandatory bat surveys required before insulating homes, Council of State rules
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Bats
Nature
Protected bats hindering Dutch government's plans to insulate 2 million homes by 2030
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Protected spiny-tailed dragons seized at a curio market in Noord-Brabant, 23 April 2023
ScienceWeird
Four caught trading protected species at Noord-Brabant curio market
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A sign warning of badgers next to train tracks in the Netherlands
BusinessNature
Badgers can be moved from railroad section near Molkwerum, Friesland
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A pair of European badgers in a field in the Netherlands
BusinessNature
Badger train stoppage will continue for weeks; Badgers digging in 40 locations
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A sign warning about protected animals, badgers, near the railroad tracks. March 2023
BusinessWeird
Digging badgers force 1 week cancellation of all trains between Eindhoven & Den Bosch
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A sign warning about protected animals, badgers, near the railroad tracks. March 2023
TechNatureWeird
Artificial den built for badgers where burrowing threatened railroad structure
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A sign warning of badgers next to train tracks in the Netherlands
BusinessNature
No trains running between Workum and Stavoren due to badgers digging under tracks
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Wolf
TechNature
Gelderland can't shoot wolves with paintball guns, court rules