Farmers were fined 8000 yuan for killing eight birds protected at the provincial level

by iface011 on 2011-10-11 09:36:47

When the author met Xiao Wang, he was at the Yeshan Town police station in Tianchang City receiving police processing. The police officers at the station told the author: On the morning of September 22, they were patrolling within their jurisdiction when they reached a country road and noticed two people nearby acting abnormally and looking suspicious. After an on-site inspection, it was found that Xiao Wang and another farmer, Mr. Zhang from Yizheng, Jiangsu Province, had over a hundred dead sparrows, doves, and magpies hidden in their bags. These small birds are all provincially protected animals. Subsequently, both were brought to the local police station for questioning.

Regarding the bird-catching "expert" Mr. Zhang who killed over a hundred birds in one go, the Yeshan Town police station in Tianchang City has handed him over to the Chuzhou City Forestry Police Station for processing. His actions have violated the criminal law, and he has currently been criminally detained.

Our news report (by Wang Hongbo and Li Bingwang): Due to killing eight provincially protected beneficial birds, Xiao Wang (a pseudonym), a farmer from Yeshan Town in Tianchang City, is now facing an 8000 yuan public security fine, which has truly made him regret his actions deeply.

After being verified by the police station officers, it was confirmed that Xiao Wang killed a total of eight beneficial birds - sparrows, doves, and magpies. The Yeshan Town police station in Tianchang City legally imposed an 8000 yuan public security penalty on Xiao Wang.