Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia

Hunting of migratory birds at the Samukhi Valley of the Dedoplistskaro municipality will be temporarily prohibited

The Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia has prohibited hunting of migratory birds at the Samukhi Valley, Dedoplistskaro municipality in order not to disrupt reintroduction efforts of Gazelle, which has been covered under the Red List.

 It should be mentioned, that hunting of migratory birds in the Samukhi Valley poses tremendous difficulties to the process of recovering the Gazelle population project.

Gunshots scare Gazelles and they change their patterns by escaping to bushes and trying to remain safe, thus making it easier for wolfs to hunt them.  

Taking the aforementioned issues into account, the hunting of migratory birds will be prohibited in the Samukhi Valley between the Vashlovani Protected Areas and Azerbaijan-Georgia State Border in Dedoplistskaro municipality until March 1, 2022.

 Please, access the following link for detailed information:

https://mepa.gov.ge/Ge/PublicInformation/34048?fbclid=IwAR09aXSt5n4LoqwLWWl3onBcVBBirwn2kTpKcjN0n13LoPtlNgJfGdBqA9g