Violating hunting ban on
stone-curlew can result in six-month prison term, fine
Published: 15:50 January 25, 2018
Dubai: The Ministry of Climate
Change and Environment is warning against using electronic devices that mimic
bird calls to lure stone-curlew in the UAE.
The move follows an increase in
poaching of the rare bird species during its winter migration through the
country that poses a threat to its reproduction, the ministry said on Thursday.
The warning is in line with UAE
legislation protecting the conservation of rare and endangered bird species.
Sultan Alwan, assistant
undersecretary for the Regions Sector at the ministry, said: “The ministry has
recently noticed that some people use electronic devices that imitate the voice
of the stone-curlew to attract large numbers of these birds over long distances
in order to catch them easily.”
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