The discovery of the carcasses of 8 wild rabbits from illegal hunters in Sahand

Tabriz - The director general of environmental protection of East Azerbaijan announced the arrest of illegal hunters in the Sahand protected area and the discovery of the carcasses of eight wild rabbits.

According to Ambassador Arjan Mohammad Hossein Hassanzadeh, announcing this news on Friday, he said: The forces of the East Azerbaijan Environmental Protection Unit, during patrolling and night control of the areas under management, identified and arrested a number of illegal hunters in the lands of the village of Senrod, located in the protected area of Sahand.

He added: During this operation, eight wild rabbit carcasses were seized from the offenders.

Referring to the equipment recovered from the hunters, the Director General of Environmental Protection of East Azerbaijan said: A single barrel shotgun, a spotlight, two flashlights and 48 hunting cartridges were also recovered from them.

Emphasizing on the continuation of monitoring the protected areas of the province, Hasanzadeh said: the forces of the environmental protection unit monitor environmental violations by conducting night patrols and the violators will be dealt with according to the law.

He listed the protection of wildlife and the protection of animal species in the areas under management as one of the activities of this unit and asked the citizens and environmentalists to inform the environmental protection departments if they see illegal hunting or fishing.