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EXPORTATION OF RED BOOK BIRDS FROM ARMENIA RUNS COUNTER TO CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
arminfo
Tuesday, April 3, 19:30
Exportation of Red Book birds from Armenia runs counter to Convention
on Biological Diversity, Head of the Center for Bird Lovers NGO Silva
Adamyan said at a press conference on April 3.
Adamyan said that the birds registered in the Red Book have become
a real sweet spot for those wishing to earn big money. For instance,
a peregrine costs 50 thsd EUR abroad. At the same time, one can find
peregrines in Armenia more and more rarely.
According to the expert, the birds are exported through the
Armenian-Iranian border for further sale. "This causes some questions,
because the customs office should suppress the attempts of exportation
of the birds registered in the Red Book", Adamyan said.
The pet market in Zeytun, Yerevan, also causes some questions. "Here
one can see people selling rare species of birds. We applied to
the Ministry of Nature Protection, however, the problem is still
unresolved", she said.
From: A. Papazian
arminfo
Tuesday, April 3, 19:30
Exportation of Red Book birds from Armenia runs counter to Convention
on Biological Diversity, Head of the Center for Bird Lovers NGO Silva
Adamyan said at a press conference on April 3.
Adamyan said that the birds registered in the Red Book have become
a real sweet spot for those wishing to earn big money. For instance,
a peregrine costs 50 thsd EUR abroad. At the same time, one can find
peregrines in Armenia more and more rarely.
According to the expert, the birds are exported through the
Armenian-Iranian border for further sale. "This causes some questions,
because the customs office should suppress the attempts of exportation
of the birds registered in the Red Book", Adamyan said.
The pet market in Zeytun, Yerevan, also causes some questions. "Here
one can see people selling rare species of birds. We applied to
the Ministry of Nature Protection, however, the problem is still
unresolved", she said.
From: A. Papazian