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Animal cruelty in Evros: Protected species are being poisoned on a large scale

More and more serious incidents are added to the long list of incidents Illegal application poison Bait Where They kill An uncountable number of animals every year Greek countryside.

This time the Special Poison Bait Detection Unit of Thrace Biodiversity Society (EPVTH). Called to deal with a tragic incident of mass poisoning of protected birds and mammals Euro.

In ten days, 47 dead animals were found

An area of ​​about 5 sq km was scanned between 10 days Ferron And Arduino and detected 47 Dead animals, including preserved ones Birds of prey, foxes, jackals and dogs. In fact, on the last day, one was seen passing through the area AsproparisA very dangerous eagle Europe And strictly protected HellasA person who was at risk of ingesting the poison if the incident had not been reported and had not been collected from the poisoned bait. EMADD.

According to EPBTH “The enormity of this incident demonstrates the need to intervene immediately if poisoned bait is suspected in the wild,” while calling on citizens not to touch and contact suspected poisoned bait in rural areas. Forestry ServiceThe custody or, if in a protected area, its local management unit OFYPEKA.

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