According to CCTV news, recently, a villager in Sichuan saw a big bird perched by the river on his way home, and grabbed it and took it home to cook.
According to the investigation and identification of ** and related institutions, this big bird is a black-necked crane, and it is a black-necked crane used by the institute for migratory ecological research. At present, the man has been criminally detained by the public security organs in accordance with the law on suspicion of endangering precious and endangered wild animals, and the case is under further investigation.
The black-necked crane is a national first-class key protected wild animal, the only one endemic to China among the 15 existing crane species, and the only crane species in the world that grows and breeds on the plateau, and is known as the "plateau fairy" and "plateau sacred bird".
Relevant laws: On February 24, 2020, the Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Comprehensively Prohibiting Illegal Wildlife Trade, Eliminating the Bad Xi of Indiscriminate Consumption of Wild Animals, and Effectively Protecting the People's Life, Health and Safety was officially promulgated and implemented, requiring a complete ban on the consumption of wild animals.
Paragraph 1 of Article 341 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China:
Anyone who illegally hunts or kills rare or endangered wildlife under key national protection, or illegally purchases, transports, or illegally purchases rare or endangered wildlife under key national protection and the products thereof, is to be sentenced to up to five years imprisonment or short-term detention and a concurrent fine;where the circumstances are serious, a sentence of between 5 and 10 years imprisonment and a concurrent fine is to be given;where the circumstances are especially serious, a sentence of 10 or more years imprisonment and a concurrent fine or confiscation of property is to be given.
Let's protect wildlife!
* CCTV News Liangshan Public Security WeChat***
Duty Editor Gu Li.