The forces in the field
The Forestry Carabinieri of Soard (Operational section against poaching and crimes against animals) with the support of the Cites Carabinieri Units of Venice and Verona, in addition to the volunteers of the Lipu and the Provincial Police of Rovigo and the Metropolitan Police of Venice, they conducted a large-scale anti-poaching operation in Po Delta.
Interventions in the Po Delta
At the end of 4 days of work, 9 reports were released. In particular, the measures concerned some poachers operating between Padua and Venice who used modified rifles and electroacoustic decoys. Then, in the Rodigino area, other poachers were caught using other unauthorized means.
The seizures in detail
The use of drones was fundamental in identifying crimes and challenging them. In detail, the list of seizures by the police includes: 10 rifles, acoustic recorders, trumpets, a 50-horsepower motor boat, 50 dead specimens of various duck species.