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“The investigation into the hunt itself is being carried out by the police, but when our officers visited it, it became clear that there was a possibility of illegal fishing: underwater fishing, fish hunted on the shore,” Mantė Ramanauskienė, head of the Panevėžys Wildlife Inspectorate told BNS on Thursday.
“This, in turn, the department is conducting an investigation into illegal fishing, at the same time conducting an investigation for disobedience to the legitimate actions of environmentalists. Those who may have been involved in illegal fishing disobeyed the actions of the officers. The investigation is being carried out on three people, one of whom was shot, “he added.
The disaster at Papilio Pond occurred around 9:30 pm, when a man born in 1983, hunting beavers, fatally wounded a man born in 1967 with a legally held hunting rifle. The suspect was arrested.
“Some hunted underwater, others hunted beavers, at least we have that primary data,” said the environmentalist.
According to her, it is suspected that men who practice underwater fishing do so with rifles; this fishing in the Papil pond is prohibited.
“This fishing is allowed only in a few bodies of water, in the Papilis pond, it is prohibited,” said M. Ramanauskienė.
He also said environmentalists had previously had data on illegal spearfishing at Papilio Pond.
“It just came to our attention then. In fact, we also had information about that body of water more than once and we tried to catch poachers. This is one of the most serious infractions in fishing. We got information that people they are hunting at night when it is dark, ”said the head of the Panevėžys Wildlife Inspectorate.
According to her, such underwater hunting at such times of the year and day is not common and everyday, but such cases do occur.
