"When we patrolled, we found lights in the small woods. Everyone rushed over and caught a man with a slingshot in his trouser pocket!"
The security patrol members of the Administrative Committee of Modern Agricultural Development Zone in Cixi City, Zhejiang The prosecutor described the situation that night. Mo Mou, a hunting man by
, was captured on the spot. From the trunk of his car, he found a turtle dove and a "big eagle"!
On April 15, defendant Mo was sentenced to one year’s imprisonment, suspended for one year and six months, and fined RMB 5,000 for the crime of illegal hunting of precious and endangered wild animals.
On the night of January 19 this year, Mo brought headlights, slingshots and other tools, and drove out to hunt.
passed a small forest in Fuhai Town, Cixi City, and a big bird resembling an eagle flew out of the bushes.
Mo Mou ran after it, but the big bird kept flapping its wings and couldn't run fast, but was finally caught by Mo Mou and put it into the fishing bucket in the trunk. After
, Mo drove off along Genghai West Road and saw a turtle dove flying in front of the car.
He stopped to look for it. After he found it on a tree on the roadside, he hit it several times with a slingshot.
Mo put the turtledove in the trunk, and while continuing to search, he was captured by patrol security.
When the security opened the trunk, he found that the big bird resembling an eagle had died.
The turtledove has a penetrating wound on its abdomen, and there are traces of blood contamination.
According to Mo, there are two slingshots used to fight birds, and there are about 1,100 steel balls, all of which are bought on Taobao. The
head-wearing searchlight was bought at a fishing tackle shop in Fuhai in July and August 2019.
"I shot the birds first for food, and the second is to enjoy the process of hunting and hunting. I didn't expect the consequences to be so serious." After the
case, the turtle doves involved were released.
was identified by the Fujian Minlin Judicial Appraisal Center and found that one bird carcass belongs to the Falconidae Sparrowhawk, and is included in the "National Key Protected Wildlife List" National Class II protected species (valued at RMB 25,000). One live bird of
, belonging to the dove-necked turtle dove of Columbine family, is included in the "Nationally Protected List of Terrestrial Wild Animals with Important Economic and Scientific Value" (valued at RMB 300). Prosecutor
believes that Mo's criminal act of hunting precious and endangered wild animals not only destroyed wild animal resources, but also had a great impact on the ecological security of Cixi City, where the wild animals involved are located.
While investigating Mo’s criminal liability, Cixi Procuratorate also pursued the civil liability for harming public interests.
At present, the Cixi Procuratorate has transferred clues to civil public interest litigation cases to the Ningbo Municipal Procuratorate.
Next, the Ningbo Municipal Procuratorate will file a civil public interest lawsuit against Mo, demanding him to be liable for damages.
Correspondent | Chen Yingzhi
