Up to 8 million birds die in Italy
each year as a result of illegal trapping and poaching, Italian
watchdog organisation LIPU said Thursday.
These include endangered species such as the marbled duck
and large birds of prey.
In Italy the species most affected by poaching include the
chaffinch with up to 3 million specimens killed, and the
hawfinch with 1 million specimens killed.
In response to the problem, LIPU called for "new laws
introducing poaching as a new environmental crime like pollution
and other serious damage to the environment".
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