Environmental body says 730 cases of illegal hunting, violation of regulations found between 2021-2022
The Department told local press on Wednesday its statistics showed three bears, three little bustards and a long-legged buzzard - in the Red List of Threatened Species of the International Union for Conservation of Nature - had been killed by hunters during the reported period. Photo via IPN
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The Environmental Supervision Department of Georgia found 730 cases of illegal hunting and violation of hunting regulations across the country over the past two years.
The Department told local press on Wednesday its statistics showed three bears, three little bustards and a long-legged buzzard - in the Red List of Threatened Species of the International Union for Conservation of Nature - had been killed by hunters during the reported period.
It also said 60 individuals were fined ₾27,000 ($10,611) for the violations, with verbal warning issued to a further 191 offenders.
In 15 cases, the administrative proceedings were terminated, with 109 cases ending without determined outcome and 349 offences recorded without known offenders.
Hunting of migratory birds is prohibited throughout Georgia starting today, after the Environmental Protection Ministry’s Department of Environmental Supervision announced the incoming restrictions on Tuesday.
The Environmental Supervision Department of Georgia on Monday announced incoming restrictions on extraction of boxwood trees.
Authorities established 330 cases of illegal logging and timber transportation in Georgia in the month of January, with 17 of the instances deemed criminal offences, the Environmental Supervision Department announced on Wednesday.
A total of 13 unregistered sawmills were identified across Georgia in April in cases identified as criminal offences, the Environmental Supervision Department announced on Wednesday.
An Eastern imperial eagle, classified as an endangered species, named Sno, safely returned to Georgia, the Society for Nature Conservation Sabuko, a non-governmental organisation, announced on Tuesday.
The Parliament of Georgia on Thursday discussed and approved amendments aimed to reduce illegal logging, increase quality and competitiveness of Georgian wine, and combine the system of geographical indications for domestic products with the corresponding European Union structure.
Georgia's State Sub-Agency Department of Environmental Supervision on Monday said nine illegal sawmills had been identified last month in the western Georgian regions of Imereti and Samegrelo.
The Georgian National Forestry Agency on Monday said it was tightening control over illegal tree felling and sale ahead of the holiday season.
Georgia's State Sub-Agency Department of Environmental Supervision on Wednesday said its inspectors had identified cases of illegal felling and transportation of conifer trees in Adjara and Shida Kartli regions of the country ahead of the festive period.
Illegal forest felling, violations of forest legislation, transportation of timber and violations of technical regulations by sawmills were among environmental infringements identified by state supervision across Georgia over the past year.