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Directive wolf-lynx - compensation

Service Description

In the case of an officially confirmed wolf or lynx kill, livestock owners can apply for compensation under the Wolf/Lynx Funding Guidelines.

Process flow

After a suspected wolf or lynx bite, you must contact the tear surveyor, who will record the damage on site.

With the damage report handed out, you can submit an application for compensation. After a positive review of your application, you will receive a grant notice with a payment request for the equity payment (compensation).

Who should I contact?

The licensing authority is the Thuringian State Office for the Environment, Mining and Nature Conservation (TLUBN) Department 33.

Competent authority

Thuringian State Office for the Environment, Mining and Nature Conservation (TLUBN), Department 33 - Landscape Conservation, Nature Conservation Promotion

Requirements

You can apply for compensation if the following conditions are met:

  • The damage was reported to a crack surveyor within 24 hours of becoming aware of it.
  • The wolf has been identified as the cause of the damage or it can be established with a high degree of probability that the damage was caused by a wolf.
  • Animals subject to mandatory reporting were reported to the state's animal disease fund or in accordance with the livestock traffic regulations.
  • Before the first wolf attack, the animals were at least penned in accordance with the principles of good professional practice or were supervised on site by the owner, a person authorized by the owner or a trained herding dog or livestock guarding dog.
  • In the event of repeated wolf attacks:
    • When keeping livestock, horses and cattle, at least the principles of good professional practice and the resulting minimum standards for fencing were observed or
    • when keeping sheep, goats and animals of other livestock species with a maximum height at the withers of 112 cm when fully grown, optimal herd protection was in place.

Which documents are required?

The application documents can be found on the TLUBN homepage.

  • De-minimis declaration (only from applicants who are not active in primary agricultural production).
  • Proof of livestock by copy of the current animal health insurance certificate
  • Damage protocol

You will receive all further documents for the payment of the grant with the notice of approval.

What are the fees?

none

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

Applications can be made at any time.

Legal basis

Applications / forms

There is no legal entitlement to the granting of an equitable payment (compensation). In the event of approval, the decision shall contain the usual appeal period of one month.

Appeal

What else should I know?

Beneficiaries and recipients can be companies active in primary agricultural production. Applicants operating outside primary agricultural production may receive equity benefits as de minimis aid under Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013.

Supporting institutions

If you have any questions, please contact the licensing authority.

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The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Technically approved by

Thuringian State Office for the Environment, Mining and Nature Conservation

Professionally released on

05.08.2025

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)

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