However, a large majority vote in committee (47 in favour to 3 against with 2 abstentions) was achieved partly because of an alliance between contradictory points of view, between those who thought the directive too weak and those who believed it went too far.
Turpretim daži Nīderlandes deputāti bažījās par to, ka direktīva kavēs vairāku kaitīgu dzīvnieku sugu izķeršanu: piemēram, ondatra jeb bizamžurka apdraud Nīderlandes aizsprostus.