Contraband of Falcons
In October 2015 the falcons smuggling channel was stopped near Moscow. In November 2015 at the Vnukovo airport (Moscow), two natives of Syria were detained with the mainour during the transportation of 8 Gyrfalcons (Falco rusticolus) and four thousand dollars to the customs officer. A Russian citize...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English Russian |
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LLC Sibecocenter
2018
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/72c478829eff4e4d9db5c78029d291ea |
| Summary: | In October 2015 the falcons smuggling channel was stopped near Moscow. In November 2015 at the Vnukovo airport (Moscow), two natives of Syria were detained with the mainour during the transportation of 8 Gyrfalcons (Falco rusticolus) and four thousand dollars to the customs officer. A Russian citizen was detained in Kamchatka. On 10.12.2015 she illegally transported one Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) in the luggage compartment of a helicopter. At the checkpoint of the military airport in Elizovo (the Kamchatka Kray) two bags with eight Gyrfalcons (Falco rusticolus) were found during the operational procedures and their carrier was detained – in January 2016 a criminal case was initiated under Part 1 Art. 258.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. On August 2, 2016, four citizens of Kazakhstan were detained in the territory of the Kyzylorda region (Kazakhstan) 150 km from the Aral. On March 27, 2017 on the territory of the Tashkent region, 19 Saker Falcons (Falco cherrug) were released into the natural habitat, according to the information service of the Uzbekistan State Environmental Committee. On August 16, 2016 in the Aktyubinsk region (Kazakhstan) two residents of the South-Kazakhstan region were detained. One Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug) was found in the cabin of their car. In the last week of August 2016, as a result of co-operative activities of inspectors of the State nature reserve “Khakassky” with the State Committee for Wildlife and Environment Protection of the Republic of Khakassia, three cases were initiated on administrative offenses under the Art. 8.35 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation “Destruction of rare and endangered species of animals or plants listed in the Red Data Book of the Russian Federation”. On September 13, 2016 customs officers at Domodedovo airport (Moscow) detained persons who tried to take out 30 falcons with forged declaration to the United Arab Emirates. On September 26, 2016 in Chukotka, officers of the city border service made a place for keeping ... |
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