Currently, we are entering the peak season for wild and migratory birds to gather, feed, live, and stop over. This is also the time when illegal hunting, trapping, trading, transporting, storing, and consuming of wild and migratory birds is likely to increase in the province.
Báo Thanh Hóa•23/10/2026Strengthening the protection of migratory and wild birds.
Forest rangers in Nghi Son release wild birds back into their natural environment.
To curb the practice of trapping and hunting wild birds, the Nghi Son Forest Protection Department has proactively advised local authorities to issue documents on the management, conservation, inspection, control, and prevention of acts that harm wild and migratory birds. The department has also advised on the establishment of 10 inter-agency teams, comprising forest rangers, police, military personnel, relevant departments and agencies, and village/neighborhood leaders, to conduct inspections, take action, and dismantle nets, traps, and bird shelters.
Authorities have also intensified inspections in key areas for hunting and trapping birds in key wards and communes. In coordination with local authorities, they have promoted awareness campaigns, patrols, and inspections on streets, markets, and fields to detect, handle, and promptly prevent the trapping, transportation, and trading of wild birds; and to collect illegal bird-catching tools and nets. As a result, from the beginning of 2026 to the present, the Nghi Son Forest Protection Unit has conducted 125 inspections, confiscated and destroyed 2,800 meters of nets, 256 traps, 15 bird-attracting loudspeakers, 268 bamboo stakes, and 132 fake storks, and released 116 wild birds back into their natural environment.
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Regarding this situation, Mr. Trinh Dang Tinh, Head of the Forest Protection and Violation Handling Department (Provincial Forest Management Sub-Department), said: From the end of September to December every year is the season when wild birds migrate to coastal and midland areas. Taking advantage of this time, the trapping and hunting activities become more complex.
The perpetrators often choose recently harvested fields, dense thickets, or shallow puddles to set up their traps. Their methods are quite sophisticated, using fake storks made of foam as bait, planting numerous bamboo sticks coated with super glue, and combining this with sound-emitting devices to lure the birds… With this method, once birds are caught in the trap, it is difficult for them to escape. If not thoroughly stopped, this destructive practice will not only severely reduce the number of individuals but also directly disrupt the balance of the natural ecosystem.
Following the directive from the Department of Agriculture and Environment regarding the peak period of wildlife protection, the Provincial Forest Protection Department has instructed its subordinate units to simultaneously implement many decisive measures. Besides strengthening propaganda efforts, the forest protection force is closely coordinating with the police, market management, and local authorities to tighten management of the area. The forces are determined to strictly handle acts of illegal hunting, possession, transportation, and consumption of wild and migratory birds. In particular, the department requires increased patrols, the complete dismantling of nets and traps in fields, alluvial plains, and mangrove forests; and the complete eradication of the open advertising and sale of wild birds on the streets and online.
As a result, from the beginning of 2026 to the present, the forest rangers have discovered, seized, and destroyed 22,840 meters of nets, 2,166 bamboo stakes, 506 sticky traps, 281 fake storks, and some tools used for trapping birds. In coordination with local authorities, they released 134 wild birds back into the wild; handled 16 administrative violations, with a total fine of 56.5 million VND paid into the State budget.
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To curb the extermination of wild birds, in the coming period, the Provincial Forest Protection Department will continue to closely coordinate with localities to tighten patrol work, closely monitor the area, and resolutely handle all individuals involved in trapping, transporting, and illegally trading wild birds in order to create a deterrent effect and protect the natural ecosystem.
Text and photos: Khac Cong
