“Defendant He Moumou committed the crime of illegal hunting and was sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for one year.” A few days ago, the Shuangfeng County Court opened a trial to hear a case brought by the Shuangfeng County Procuratorate for a crime of illegal hunting of wild animals with civil welfare In the lawsuit, the defendant He Moumou was ordered to compensate 7,340 yuan for the loss of the ecological environment and wildlife resources, in addition to the corresponding penalty.

In July 2018, the Hunan Provincial Government issued the Notice on Prohibiting the Hunting of Wild Animals, deciding that from August 1, 2018 to July 31, 2023, the province's administrative region is prohibited from hunting (capture) period. However, there are still people who ignore the regulations and hunt illegally. In February 2021, He Moumou placed the purchased hunting sets and audio traps by the pond he contracted to hunt wild animals, captured a total of 7 wild animals such as turtle doves and bamboo chickens, and slaughtered the captured wild animals It will then be sold in its restaurants. At the same time, He Moumou also purchased wild animals such as hares, civet cats, and muntjacs from others for many times to be sold to customers. After identification, the hunting tools used by He Moumou belong to the prohibited hunting tools stipulated by the Wildlife Protection Law of the People's Republic of China. , scientific, social value) terrestrial wildlife.

After review, the Shuangfeng County Procuratorate believes that the defendant He Moumou violated hunting regulations and illegally hunted wild animals using prohibited hunting tools during the hunting period and in the hunting restricted area. According to Paragraph 2 of Article 341 of the Criminal Law of the Republic, criminal responsibility shall be investigated for the crime of illegal hunting. At the same time, it is believed that the behavior of the defendant He Moumou has damaged the wildlife resources and ecological environment, and violated the national interests and social public interests. An incidental civil public interest lawsuit is filed for criminal acts that damage the public interest. After the trial, the Shuangfeng County Court accepted all the lawsuits of the procuratorate and made the above judgment according to law.

I didn't expect the common turtledoves and bamboo chickens to be protected wild animals by the state. I know I was wrong and will never hunt wild animals again. He Moumou repented for his actions.

Why is it illegal to hunt turtledoves, bamboo chickens and other wild animals?

The Prosecutor of Shuangfeng County Procuratorate reminded: On August 1, 2000, the State Forestry Administration organized and formulated the List of Beneficial or Important Economic Value and Scientific Research Value Terrestrial Wildlife Protected by the State. Among them, turtledoves and bamboo chickens belong to the three have terrestrial wild animals protected by the state, and hunting will be punished by law.

At present, more than 1,700 kinds of three animals have been included in the List of Beneficial or Important Economic and Scientific Research Terrestrial Wild Animals Protected by the State. Among them, there are 88 species of mammals, 707 species of birds, 291 species of amphibians, 395 species of reptiles, 120 species of insects and 110 other species. In addition to turtle doves and bamboo chickens, common toads, sparrows, frogs, snakes, weasels, hedgehogs, etc. are all animals with three possessions and are protected by law.

Common three have animals:

88 species of beasts: hedgehog, wolf, sand fox, raccoon dog, ferret, pig badger, civet cat, wild boar, roe deer, reindeer, Grass rabbit, flying squirrel, squirrel, chipmunk, porcupine, bamboo rat, social rat, etc.

707 bird species: red-throated loon, black-throated loon, black-footed albatross, egret, bald stork, swan geese, snow geese, quail, pheasants, small frogs, snow pigeons, common kingfishers , Taiping bird, myna, magpie and so on.

291 species of amphibians: Banna fish salamander, Chinese small salamander, Oriental salamander, Chinese toad, Chinese tree toad, Yunnan small narrow-mouthed frog, Huajiwa, Heilongjiang forest frog, Banna frog, sea frog , Bamboo Leaf Frog, etc.

395 species of reptiles: turtle, Chinese flower turtle, four-eyed turtle, sand turtle, scorpion tiger, Chinese gecko, long-thorned lizard, Chinese skink, green-ridged snake, green-ridged snake, etc.

120 genera and all species of insects and another 110 species: Jiangxi forklift, Guangxi nodules, soft-shelled turtle, Chinese japonicus, Chinese amphibian, tortoise ladybug, Jinggang small-winged moth, swallowtail butterfly , Gutian spike insectivorous horsefly, Chinese exophthalmos, double-toothed spiny ants, Chinese bees, etc.

The second paragraph of Article 341 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China stipulates that, in violation of hunting regulations, hunting in sanctuary areas, during sanctioned hunting periods or using prohibited tools and methods, destroying wild animals If the circumstances are serious, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, public surveillance or a fine.

Hunting period and sanctuary area: According to the Wild Animal Protection Law of the People's Republic of China, the hunting period shall be prescribed by the people's government at or above the county level or its wildlife administrative department in accordance with the laws of nature.

Prohibited tools and methods: According to the Wildlife Protection Law of the People's Republic of China, it is prohibited to use poisons, explosives, electric shocks or electronic trapping devices, as well as hunting holsters, hunting clips, ground guns, guns, etc. Hunting using tools for hunting, hunting by night lighting, annihilation hunting, destroying nests, fire attack, smoking, and net trapping are prohibited, except for those that are really necessary for scientific research.