Poacher caught capturing finches with prohibited methods in Santa Llogaia d'Àlguema

SEPRONA agents located an individual with a collapsible net, two live decoys, and a sound player engaged in illegal bird hunting.

Hunter's blind with net and bird decoys.
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Hunter's blind with net and bird decoys.

SEPRONA officers from the Girona Command have uncovered an illegal finch hunting operation in Santa Llogaia d'Àlguema, employing prohibited methods and lacking authorization.

Agents from the Nature Protection Service (SEPRONA) have located an individual engaged in illegal bird hunting on a plot of land in this Girona municipality. The intervention occurred during surveillance and wildlife protection tasks in the area.
The person apprehended was concealed behind a blind and, according to Civil Guard sources, was capturing finches without the necessary permit. Furthermore, the use of unauthorized techniques for capturing the birds was confirmed.
During the operation, officers seized a collapsible net, two live bird decoys, and a sound player, all of which were being used for the illegal hunting.