Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 11 July 2024.#Umweltverband WWF Österreich and Others v Tiroler Landesregierung.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landesverwaltungsgericht Tirol.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Validity and interpretation – Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora – Directive 92/43/EEC – Article 12(1) – System of strict protection for animal species – Annex IV – Canis lupus (wolf) – Equal treatment between Member States – Article 16(1) – National authorisation to take a specimen of a wild animal of the canis lupus species – Evaluation of the conservation status of populations of the species concerned – Geographical scope – Determination of the damage – Satisfactory alternative solution.#Case C-601/22.