Vietnamese people set up nets for vine birds - €130.000 out of court since August (PHOTO)

Two Vietnamese, who set up nets and trapped wild birds, were identified by the Game and Wildlife Service - See images

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Two Vietnamese, who set up nets and trapped wild birds, were identified by the Game and Wildlife Service.

In particular, according to a statement, the case involves two persons of Vietnamese origin, who were found to be trapping wild birds using nets and a device that emits wild bird calls. From the above case, 8 wild bird catching nets, 26 freshly killed wild birds (vine birds) and a device that emits wild bird calls were seized as evidence.

This announcement:

Complaint of 43 persons,

confiscation of 56 wild bird nets,

confiscation of 921 scobergs,

confiscation of 69 devices producing wild bird calls,

seizure of 126 dead wild birds,

release from nets and flyovers of 78 live wild birds,

imposition of a total fine in excess of 130.000 euros

is the account of the action of the Game and Wildlife Service in regard to the illegal trapping of wild birds for the period from mid-August to the present day.

The largest case of illegal trapping, for the current period, was reported yesterday morning and it involves two persons of Vietnamese origin, who were found to be trapping wild birds using nets and a device that emits wild bird calls. From the above case, 8 wild bird catching nets, 26 freshly killed wild birds (vine birds) and a device that emits wild bird calls were seized as evidence.

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