Azerbaijan arrests 9 people for illegal hunting

9 people engaged in illegal hunting have been arrested in Azerbaijan, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources said.

During the raids conducted by the ministry's relevant bodies, four people, hunting in the territory of the Zagatala State National Reserve, were detained. Four hunting rifles and two cartridges were seized.

Each of them was fined for 1,000 manat during raids in Jalilabad. Vagif Mammadov, hunting in the territory of the Samukh State Hunting Area, was also fined.

As a result of raids conducted in the Balakan region, four people were also detained. Four hunting rifles and 14 cartridges were seized. Each of the hunters was fined for 1,000 manat.

As a result of raids conducted in the Narajan village in the Khachmaz region, nooses and other man-made snares for catching birds were found. All these snares were destroyed, and nooses were set on fire.


/Trend/