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In Serbia, more than 60,000 quail are killed by poaching each year, and during August, 46 cases of quail poaching were discovered using legally prohibited electronic baits, an increase compared to previous years, the Society for the Protection and Study of the Birds of Serbia.
The worst situation this year is in the municipality of Trstenik, where poachers install these devices in almost all villages, so this year there were up to 11 cases of poaching of quail in the villages of the municipality of Trstenik.
The “black” list is followed by the municipality of Varvarin with five cases, Bački Petrovac with four and Malo Crniće with three detected cases, and the poaching of quail was recorded in the territory of 22 municipalities, where a total of 56 were found devices.
The situation is worrying, and they recall that on the eve of the start of the quail hunting season, the Serbian Hunting Association warned the hunters and reminded its members that electronic decoys are prohibited by law and that the penalties for this crime they are from six months to three years in prison. Hunting associations can be charged with economic crimes.
The Serbian Penal Code has recognized electronic decoys as a means of mass destruction of wildlife.
These devices are used to attract and retain large numbers of quails that die the next morning from advertising overnight in a given location.
The lures trick quails that move from Europe to Africa by telling them that there is food there, that they can rest there, and that the environment is safe.
The quail hunting season begins on August 1 and lasts until September 30, and according to data available to the Society for the Protection and Study of Birds of Serbia, more than 800 baits are placed and used by poachers. electronics throughout Serbia.
In Serbia, more than 60,000 quail are killed by poaching every year, and when that number is added by some 45,000 people officially killed, it is clear that the population of this migratory bird is being massively and ruthlessly destroyed, says the Society for Protection and the Study of the Birds of Serbia. citizens to report all cases of danger and suffering of wild birds.
(Kurir.rs/Tanjug)
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