At the Hofsteenge café in Grolloo, visitors run the door on Thursday evening. For a few hours this is the place where the province explains the wolf -resistant graters. “We can’t do everything,” says deputy Egbert van Dijk (BBB).
Since this month, animal holders can apply for a subsidy again for a fence that the wolf has to keep away from their cattle. In total, the province made 565,000 euros available. A farmer can declare a maximum of 30,000 euros.
The province also makes advice available for the placement of the grids. In earlier cases, a reimbursement was sometimes not allocated because, for example, a pit in the ground ensures that the fence did not come low enough. In addition, applying for the province has been made simpler.
In Grolloo, interested parties can collect information this afternoon and tonight. For example, they receive practical advice from WolvenConselents or learn more about the subsidy scheme.
Hundreds of people came to Café Hofsteenge. The first people were already waiting for 45 minutes before the door opened. There is a lot of interest in the Wolf grows, because animal holders want their cattle safe. But some think the fences are of no use because they have already seen that wolves crawl under it.
“We would like to help people,” says deputy Egbert van Dijk. “But we cannot do everything. Our coalition agreement says that we want to become a wolf -free region. That is practically not feasible in the short term. That means that we have to live together with that wolf in the coming years.”