The rangers from Sun Bear Station (Veal Pi) saved and released back into the wild 2 pigeons kept in captivity by a villager. The trapping system was dismantled and the hunter was warned with a three-strike contract.
Bird netting is a common practice in Koh Kong Province. Hunters create a wall out of thin black nets which covers hundreds of meters. To attract the birds, they use mature male pigeons to attract other birds with their chirping. Another more costly method is to use electronic devices made of one speaker, one car CD player and one car battery. The chirping is played over and over again. This “super effective” method is used mostly at night time, far from roads and community areas with devastating results.
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