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    ILLEGAL HUNTING IN ARMENIA'S PROTECTED AREAS REDUCED: ARAM AGHASYAN

    Tert.am
    16:05 ~U 01.04.10

    Head of the Specially Protected Areas Division at the RA Ministry
    of Nature Protection Aram Aghasyan, at a press conference today,
    said that, compared to last year, there have been less incidents of
    illegal hunting in protected areas.

    That, according to Aghasyan, is the result of improved control,
    adding that if a few years ago those supervising protected areas
    were paid a monthly salary of 10-15,000 AMD (about $25-37.50 USD),
    well now they get paid 50-60,000 AMD (about $125-150 USD).

    "Today, there's a false opinion that certain things are taking
    place in prohibited areas, that poaching exists. Let's refrain from
    disinformation," said Aghasyan, adding that he supports hunting which
    is legal.

    World Wildlife Fund Armenia Director Karen Manvelyan, in turn, said
    his organization today is no longer concerned with the hunting ads
    placed on various sites, since there is a very active struggle against
    poaching in protected areas.

    "Today we view that with mockery. Let them come, get caught and pay
    fines," he said. According to Manvelyan, making a case against those
    sites is quite difficult.

    Both Manvelyan and Aghasyan noted that currently the amount of fines
    for hunting protected animals are being reviewed. Today, if sheep
    and bezoar goat in one area are hunted, the fine is set at 3 million
    AMD, and if hunting in a protected area, five times that amount
    is collected.
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