Italien – 15. 10. 2025

Italy: 24 poachers caught in 10 days!

15.10.2025

RIn the first ten days of our month-long mission in the northern Italian Alps, we have already caught 24 poachers – more than twice as many as in the same period last year. These include 17 bird trappers who had set up illegal traps and nets, five hunters who we caught hunting protected species (mainly finches and robins) and two bird traders who were selling illegally caught birds with fake rings. As a direct result of our field investigations, the police and hunting authorities seized a total of 15 bow traps, 132 snap traps, 39 set nets, 22 nets, 7 weapons and around 1,100 rounds of ammunition. In addition, 178 dead birds were found in the possession of the perpetrators, and 263 live birds (mainly song thrushes) were confiscated and released. 

Read more about our annual autumn camp in Brescia here