The Illegal kidnapping of nature of nature is a serious threat What could imply the extinction of many species. The poachers catch or kill different animals to sell them on a local scale or to introduce them to the global trade of wild species.
The Pastive hunt for regional scale implies that taxes are not complied with To restore the species, prohibited procedures are used or that the catches are protected species that should not be recorded under any pretext and at any time.
The regional government, through the Ministry of Environment, Universities, Research and Mar Menor, Intended surveillance and control over hunting and fish activity To eradicate fagous yacht and fish and bad practices. In 2024, the environmental agents strengthened a supervision and inspection with 924 checks and inspections, including the submission of 70 complaints and 13 paid by illegal actions.
The counselor Juan María Vázquez today presented a drone with high capacities, the fifth of the ministry -with which has endowed environmental agents To “intensify his supervision, control and inspection capacity,” he said.
These units provided fifty services last year for the monitoring of fauna and control over illegal activities, with These silent and low weight devices, with a high precision GPS systemNight flight sensors and thermal cameras that make the detection of people and animals possible in little light.
“It is a strategic tool for remotely monitoring areas of Difficult access and control of natural areas That we have already used to follow forest masses through the drought, as well as for the realization of counts and fauna monitoring, in addition to the fight against Furtivism, “said the counselor. Geolocation equipment has also been strengthened, with the acquisition of Hand GPS receptors to improve precision in inspection and field monitoring tasks.
In addition, 511 checks on hunting and fishing activities were carried out in 2024, verifying the recordings and documentation of hunters and fishermen. 332 Inspections were also carried out on hunting land, visa, hunting farms, fish farms and other facilities. These checks and inspections added to the 924 marked above make a total of 1,767 shares.
The Murcia region has the river yacht and fishing brigade (Bricap) within the body of environmental agents for more than 15 years. It consists of specialized agents who complement the performance of the Totality of environmental agents in the area of territoryl. This brigade, in turn, has the support of the cynological unit to detect poisoned primers.
In addition to drones, they have this yearNcorporado rooms and the thermal viewersthat contribute to prismatic, telescopes and geolocation systems. They also have Antibala vests and more modern legal weapons, as part of the process of renewing equipment with better performance, and agents receive training for regulatory interventions, such as vehicle control and stop.
Complaints and violations descend
The number of complaints for hunting and river fishing device has been reduced by almost 60 percent since 2020, when 174 were registered. The poaching and alliances that we determine with the different groups is rowing
As part of the special services, focused on the fight against furtivism, Silvestrismo and seafood, 840 yacht authorizations to control the damage that some species cause to agriculture. During the same period, 3,763 searches on seals were managed and 134 actions for the health control of Wilde Niet -Gulden. In cases of protected fauna, 130 services were performed Monitoring of the Iberian Lynx and the agents participated
“We are going to intensify surveillance, both on access roads to hunting presents Such as in forest tracks and rural roads, especially at night, and control over the trapped species and the means used“Added Vázquez. Rabbit hunt, partridge and wild boar stand out in the region and in 2023 17,054 licenses were published. There are currently 1,219 registered hunting preserves, which represent a total of 708,685 hectares of land.
The most common types of poaching are the conquest of rabbits illegal and their sale for the re -population of hunting grounds, the collection of egg species for sale, the Low hunting types Reduction at night with the help of motor vehicles or light spotlightsThe use of wind dogs for the illegal conquest of hair, the use of forbidden catch vasters and that related to the search for large hunting trophies.
The deer, the wild boar, the Gamo, the roe deer, the Montés -Geit and the Rui stand out. In the small hunting preserves, species such as red partridge, rabbits and quail are caused.