Six people reported, around a thousand illegal capture tools recovered and 130 birds seized are the balance of the over 200 checks carried out by the Forestry Corps during the Christmas holidays , relating to hunting activity and the repression of poaching in southern Sardinia.
In the Sulcis area, on the border of the Gutturu Mannu Regional Park, the Uta Forestry Station caught three people (all criminals) red-handed while they were placing capture tools for fowling along the paths, an illegal hunting practice punishable with arrest for up to one year. As part of the operations, a total of 128 birds of different species captured with the snare system were seized, as well as 400 snares used to capture avifauna.
The Muravera Forestry station has seized 305 traps and nine fowling nets , ready to be placed during the holiday period.
The activity was supported by the contribution of volunteers from CABS (an international NGO for the protection of migratory species), which during the holiday period collaborated with the Forestry Corps mainly for the reconnaissance phase of the territory.
Over 200 checks were carried out in the province to control hunting activity. In Dolianova three hunters were caught in the act of committing a crime because they were caught hunting wild boar inside the permanent wildlife protection oasis . They were then reported (crime punishable with imprisonment of up to 3 months and a fine of up to 2000 euros), the weapons and ammunition were seized and the licenses to carry rifles were suspended.
There are a total of nine administrative sanctions for a total of 4000 euros contested in the province regarding hunting , mainly for failure to use high visibility vests on wild boar hunting trips, failure to pay concession fees and failure to respect distances from roads and buildings.
The checks, the police announced, «were also carried out to comply with the rules for the eradication of swine fever, together with the Veterinary Service of the ASL of Cagliari. The observance of the hunting companies to the precept of collecting tissues from the killed animals and transferring them to the Zooprophylactic Institute was verified. Compliance is important to control the possible spread of swine fever, of which wild boar is the vector of spread. The checks all gave negative results. The set of activities coordinated by the Cagliari Territorial Service of the Forestry Corps is aimed at guaranteeing the protection of biodiversity, compliance with the rules on hunting and support of the pig production chain".
(Unioneonline/D)
