Illegal hunting of 96 wild birds A man was sentenced to pay compensation of 28,800 yuan

According to the Chuzhou Intermediate People's Court, recently, the Tianchang Municipal People's Court formed a 7-member collegial panel to hear a case of ecological and environmental responsibility dispute, and Zhao Mou, the defendant who illegally hunted 96 wild birds and animals, was sentenced to publicly apologize in the provincial media and pay 28,800 yuan in compensation for ecological and environmental damages.

The court held that in December 2020, Zhao purchased rat poison and mixed it with rice and wheat, and twice threw it on the north mound of the fish pond he contracted, illegally hunting a total of 96 wild birds and animals. After identification, the animals illegally hunted by Zhao involved spotted doves, black water chickens, black-tailed wax-billed finches, black-faced noisy storks, etc., all of which were "national three protected" animals, and the value of environmental damage caused by Zhao's illegal hunting of 96 wild birds was 28,800 yuan.

The court held that harmonious coexistence between man and nature is an important goal pursued by human society, and the protection of wild animals in accordance with the law is of great significance to protecting biodiversity and protecting the integrity of ecosystems. Illegal hunting will seriously affect the population of wild birds and the function of the ecosystem in which they are located, Zhao's illegal capture of birds, damage to the ecology, damage to the public interest, should be apologized and bear the liability for ecological resource damage. The above-mentioned judgment was rendered.