Simultaneously sweep and dismantle the 'heavenly net' to exterminate wild birds
(Baonghean.vn) - Some coastal residents in Dien Chau, Hoang Mai, Nghi Loc, Quynh Luu districts... have the habit of catching wild birds during the migration season. Faced with this situation, authorities have simultaneously launched a campaign to sweep and dismantle bird traps to protect bird species that are facing the risk of extinction.
Nghe An is a locality with a coastline of over 82 km, and its vast coastal fields are a natural resting place for many species of birds after their seasonal migration. However, instead of protecting them, some people have found ways to hunt and exterminate them.
For example, Dien Chau district is a hot spot for wild bird hunting. In Dien Trung commune in early October, the fields were full of bamboo sticks with glue, which hunters used to trap flocks of wild birds.
To catch wild birds, bird hunters use fake storks made of foam, then stick them in the fields, next to a series of bamboo sticks that have been coated with glue. Or they use live decoy birds, standing on wooden sticks, with their legs tied to fishing lines, and stick them in the fields to trap other birds.
“Previously, during the rainy season, many wild birds came to this field, but due to many traps, the number of birds coming here is decreasing,” a bird hunter in Dien Trung shared.
Faced with the above situation, from September 20th to now, Dien Chau Forest Protection Department has coordinated with the People's Committees of Dien Trung, Dien Phu, Dien Thai, Dien Hoa, Dien Thinh, Dien Loi, Dien Cat communes... to inspect and handle the situation of trapping wild birds and migratory birds. The authorities seized more than 6,000 m of net, 850 stakes, 20 kg of plastic, 300 plastic sticks, 60 decoys, 3 bird sound speakers, and destroyed them.
Dien Chau District People's Committee has also issued a document, directing local authorities to organize and implement for local businesses to sign a commitment not to buy, sell, use, consume, display, or advertise wild birds, and to completely destroy markets and gathering places for illegal trading of wild birds and migratory birds in the area.
A representative of the Forest Protection Department said: Since the beginning of September 2023, Nghe An has simultaneously launched a crackdown on hunting migratory birds in districts and cities such as Dien Chau, Quynh Luu, Vinh City, etc. Local authorities have coordinated with functional forces including forest rangers, police, and militia to seize over 7,500 m of nets, destroy over 4,000 fake storks made of foam, release nearly 100 trapped birds into the wild, and destroy more than 10 bird traps...
In the coming time, the Forest Protection Department will continue to coordinate with local authorities and relevant agencies in the area, organize forces to continuously and resolutely conduct raids to completely dismantle and recover means and tools to illegally trap and capture wild birds. In particular, regular inspections will be conducted in areas where birds often live such as coastal alluvial plains, ponds, lakes, lagoons, and river banks from September this year until the end of April next year.