Shocking! Almost 50 protected birds of prey killed with poison in Hungary

Last week, 101 poisoned baits and the carcasses of 50 animals killed by poisoning – 96% protected bird – were found on the border of Tura. This case is the most severe intentional predatory poisoning crime of all time in Hungary, which could have caused a local ecological catastrophe if nature conservation organisations did not respond immediately.

Based on shreds of evidence, the perpetrators treated the baits with strong neurotoxins that were placed in huge numbers in the area. The neurotoxin has been found in the carcasses of 50 animals that died of poisoning, 96% of which were protected birds.

Both the method and the execution suggest that the perpetrators tried to completely eradicate predatory species from a large area on the border of Tura (Pest county).

Based on the fact that 96% of the victims were protected or highly protected bird species, the case is considered to be the most serious intentional predatory poisoning crime of all time in Hungary,

which could have caused a local ecological catastrophe if nature conservation organisations did not respond immediately.

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As the Hungarian news portal HellóMagyar reports, the poisoned baits pose a threat not only to birds but any type of animals or even humans. Therefore, the Hungarian Ornithological and Nature Conservation Association (MME) requests that