--- In "Alexander Abuladze" <> wrote:
Dear Raptor specialists,
With permission of Author I would like to circulate this information,
posted
yesterday by Vasil Ananian on the MEBirdNet listserver, with some my
additions.
Unfortunately, this is not a problem only for Armenia also for many
states
in the Caucasus, Central Asia, Middle East and some countries in Eastern
Europe, including my country - Georgia, where the situation
is similar with Armenia.
I think this problem is very important.
With best wishes
Alexander
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Alexander Abuladze
Chairman of the Bird Conservation Union of Georgia
Consultant in Ornithology of the Institute of Zoology
of Georgian Academy of Sciences
31, Chavchavadze Av., Tbilisi-79 GEORGIA
BCUG/Institute of Zoology, Georgian Academy of Sciences
Tel. (99532) 372621
Mobile: Int. + 3725589510
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--- vananian72 <> wrote:
> Dear ME Birders,
>
>Being concerned of immpossible turn of
>circumstances would like to worn you that some poachers successfuly using
>internet, and particularly bird trip reports for their illegal
>bird trade.
>
>During a last few years are increased a visits of a
>falcon traders from Iran, UAE and other Arabian countries to
>Armenia with the purpose of obtaining Lanners, Peregrines and other
>raptors for sale in their countries.
>As rumour has spread throughout Armenia, almost all
>breeding raptor species are suffering being taken from nests as eggs
>or nestlings, or being catched as adults. Most birds of course are
>dying soon, and among them are such non-falconry species such as
>honey buzzards and even vultures,because local 'business men' are in
>hope to sell every bird with hooked beak.
>In many cases birds sold to Russia as well.
>
>Local traders are mostly villagers, hunters and, as
>I learned recently, a professional biologists and members of a
>nature protection organizations.
>Those more advanced who have access to internet are
>searching for their subject of trade in bird trip reports from
>Armenia available at several sites.
>
>As an example, last summer two of such advanced
>have devastated the only colony of a Lesser Kestrels in Armenia, as, by
>word of them, it was very easy to find the single "abandoned building
>near Tsghok" village, mentioned in our Armenian trip report from
>June5th-16th 2000 at the OSME's Trip Reports. I know this people
>personally, and they told me that the trip report were used.
>
>My concern is to warn all birders working in or
>visiting Armenia (and other countries in the region) with poor
>development or near absent nature protection, please, DO NOT mention and
>put on internet exact breeding locations of raptors and other 'good'
>bird species with topographic landmarks and reference points,
>leaving it for personal communications and printed papers.
>
>Thank you all for understanding the matter and my
>English,
>
>Vasil Ananian
>Armenia
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