Shelter or corral sign up

Temporary line of tolerance

The Board of Mayor and Aldermen pronounces that for a period of two years (from April 1, 2025 to April 1, 2027), they will not take enforcement action against the construction of shelters and beads for livestock against wolf attacks outside construction sites. 

Within the two-year period, the college expects:

1. A focused and collaborative approach by governments and agencies to manage the presence of the wolf in the Netherlands;
2. That a municipal policy regarding shelters and beads against wolf attacks has been created and developed, replacing the temporary line of tolerance.

The temporary line of tolerance is expressly limited to the following situation and under the following Requirements:

1. Eye purpose livestock protection from wolf
   The shelter or corral must be/are expressly built for the purpose of protecting livestock from wolf attacks. Any other reason for constructing the shelter or corral falls outside this tolerance line.
2. Need to pen or corral at night
   The livestock owner should pen or corral his livestock at night. The wolf is a nocturnal animal, so most of the damage caused by wolves occurs at night. By penning or corralling livestock during the night, the animals are protected from attacks by wolves.
3. Animal welfare
   With the shelter and corral, duties and guidelines around animal welfare must be respected.
4. No storage except for feed and straw
   The shelter pen and corral should not be used for storage purposes except for feed and straw.
5. Temporary structure and materialization
   The shelter must be constructed as a temporary structure. This means that the shelter may not contain a foundation, and must be constructed of tent cloth or materials that can be disassembled (without great effort). Sea containers are not allowed unless executed with appropriate cladding.
6. Color scheme
   The shelter shed or corral shall be constructed in a covered color scheme appropriate to the rural and scenic character of the site.
7. Maximum surface area
   The surface area of the shelter may not exceed 30m². The surface area of the corral may not exceed 60m².
8. Maximum building height
   The building height of the shelter should not exceed 3m. The building height of the corral shall not exceed 2m.
9. Demonstrate no possibility of location on building site
   It must be demonstrated that the shelter or corral cannot be effectively located on the livestock farmer's own building site as a wolf-proofing measure.
10. A maximum of one shelter house or corral per livestock farmer
    A maximum of one shelter house or corral per livestock farmer may be built;
11. Sustainable use or ownership by livestock owner of parcel
    The parcel on which the shelter or corral is placed must be permanently used or owned by the livestock owner;
12. Distance from shelters to dwellings and other odor-sensitive buildings
    A minimum distance of 25 meters from the shelter or corral to an odor-sensitive object applies outside built-up areas, and a minimum distance of 50 meters applies inside built-up areas.
13. Embedding in the landscape
    The shelters or corrals will be situated in such a way that no (disproportionate) harm is done to the landscape values or that a good landscape integration is provided. This means, among other things, that shelters and corrals must be positioned at the edges and/or in the corner of a plot and preferably in line with existing farmyard planting.
14. Participation with the environment
    Consultation and coordination with the environment (local residents, owners, etc.) on the intention to construct a shelter or corral.

Realization of the shelter or corral is at your own risk and expense

Farmers and hobby animal owners who use this temporary line of tolerance do so expressly at their own risk and expense. There is no guarantee that after two years the shelter or corral (in its implemented form) may remain in place. It is important for the farmer or hobby animal keeper to be aware of this.