The Romanian Ornithological Society wrote to President Klaus Iohannis asking him not to pass a hunting law recently passed by Parliament that would set daily quotas for shooting migratory birds.
Romanian bird keepers believe that if the head of state signed the hunting law, it could have a disastrous impact on Romania’s biodiversity. New legislation
- On the one hand, it eliminates annual shooting quotas for migratory birds and instead sets a daily quota for each hunter for each species,
- On the other hand, it reduces the time it takes to get the right to fish.
Ornithologists say excessive hunting of some bird species is disturbing biodiversity. For example, compared to the current hunting law, the large lizard (Anser albifrons) can now be killed in heaps: more than 865,000 individuals can be shot in a hunting season, which is seventeen times that allowed so far. The situation is similar or more serious for wild boar (Streptopelia turtur) and wild boar (Alauda arvensis). main field.
Experts believe that the release of endangered species should be banned at the national, European or global level, the quota for the release of species with declining numbers should be reduced and the acquisition of the right to hunt should be subject to a one-year probationary period.
Interestingly, the amendment was previously voted on by almost all Romanian parties, although ornithologists had already protested, saying that some species could disappear permanently if the law was passed. On the other hand, politicians responded by saying that animal regulation is a matter for hunters, not eco-civilians.
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