1,069 violations detected within two months of the opening of the hunting season

According to the Department of Environmental Supervision of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture, 1,069 violations were detected nationwide in the two months since the opening of the hunting season. According to 1tv and imedinews, the statistics of violations by region are distributed as follows: Imereti – 331, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti – 233, Guria – 148, Shida Kartli – 98, Samtskhe-Javakheti – 68, Kvemo Kartli – 55, Adjara – 53, Mtskheta-Mtianeti – 51, Kakheti – 22, and 10 cases were recorded in Tbilisi. According to mtavari-fb, the highest number, 331 violations, was detected in Imereti. 1TV+2

Of the detected cases, 927 involved hunting with prohibited weapons or methods, in 60 cases the hunters had not paid the fee, in 50 cases hunting rules were violated, and in 32 cases citizens were hunting on municipal territory. During this period, 909 illegal sound devices, so-called manoki, were confiscated. 1TV+2

The number of illegally obtained natural resources amounts to 70 units, including 64 quails, as well as one partridge, one hoopoe, one Eurasian sparrowhawk, and one pheasant each. In addition, cases of hunting hares and jackals were recorded. The department carries out 24-hour patrolling and responds to reports received on the hotline (153). 1TV+1