Around 25mn birds killed in Mediterranean annually
"...On Thursday, Birdlife International published a report that found many birds are shot, captured in nets or trapped after being lured with recordings of birdsong...""...Different techniques to catch the birds included the use of lime sticks that glue birds to branches and cause "considerable suffering before resulting in the bird's death," Birdlife International said...."
"....some bird populations are now in decline or even disappearing.
"This review shows the gruesome extent to which birds are being killed illegally in the Mediterranean," she added.
The organization called for greater protection for bird species, concluding that the European Union's rules on bird protection should be better implemented...."
Due to to their ...Fractals' feelings, Nature's Processes tend to emulate the energies resulting into actions, leading to further energies' responses, resulting in further actions and so on and so forth....What is true for the Small-ones, also holds for the Big-ones. No exceptions , no favours.
During such a flammable period as the present,with isis-daesh-isil etc. at work, and other forces at evil play all around, as inspired and guided by the long-standing controllers, Mediterraneans should be very-very careful as to what innocent like, sportive like energies-activities they promote, or apply, or 'enjoy' their lives with.
Mediterraneans should not expect their governments to get 'enlightened' but they should take care of themselves.The wiser and more versed into love should serve the most as they can afford. m.l.p.
Fri Aug 21, 2015 1:47AM
Chaffinch is the most hunted bird in the Mediterranean Sea region according to a Birdlife International report. (File photo)
Each
year around 25 million birds are illegally killed in the Mediterranean
Sea region, a report by a global partnership of conservation
organisations says.
On Thursday, Birdlife International published a report that found many birds are shot, captured in nets or trapped after being lured with recordings of birdsong.
Different techniques to catch the birds included the use of lime sticks that glue birds to branches and cause "considerable suffering before resulting in the bird's death," Birdlife International said.
Egypt ranks as the number one country where the most number of birds are killed every year, followed by Italy where an estimated 5.6 million birds are killed annually.
Other countries around the Mediterranean, especially those hit hard by violence such as Syria and Libya, also have a high number of bird killings.
The birds are often killed for sport or food, the report noted.
The most targeted bird was chaffinch followed by the blackcap, the common quail and song thrush, the report added.
According to Patricia Zurita, the head of Birdlife International, some bird populations are now in decline or even disappearing.
"This review shows the gruesome extent to which birds are being killed illegally in the Mediterranean," she added.
The organization called for greater protection for bird species, concluding that the European Union's rules on bird protection should be better implemented.
On Thursday, Birdlife International published a report that found many birds are shot, captured in nets or trapped after being lured with recordings of birdsong.
Different techniques to catch the birds included the use of lime sticks that glue birds to branches and cause "considerable suffering before resulting in the bird's death," Birdlife International said.
Egypt ranks as the number one country where the most number of birds are killed every year, followed by Italy where an estimated 5.6 million birds are killed annually.
Other countries around the Mediterranean, especially those hit hard by violence such as Syria and Libya, also have a high number of bird killings.
The birds are often killed for sport or food, the report noted.
The most targeted bird was chaffinch followed by the blackcap, the common quail and song thrush, the report added.
According to Patricia Zurita, the head of Birdlife International, some bird populations are now in decline or even disappearing.
"This review shows the gruesome extent to which birds are being killed illegally in the Mediterranean," she added.
The organization called for greater protection for bird species, concluding that the European Union's rules on bird protection should be better implemented.