Song Thrush dead or alive?

[Peter]

In Córdoba is the Plaza de la Corredera here is, in the South, a market hall. If you come inside from the plaza you have to go immediately to the left hand side until the end. Here is a small shop that sells our small feathered friends for the unthinking and the uncaring clientele! Whilst we work to preserve and conserve ‘our’ heritage there are others intent on destroying beauty and pleasure for many.

So depressing!

Peter

[indalo]

Did you denounce this to SEPRONA?. I understand it is absolutely illegal.

If you did not, please let me know, for doing by myself.

thanks

Jesús

[Peter]

Did you denounce this to SEPRONA?. I understand it is absolutely illegal.

If you did not, please let me know, for doing by myself.

thanks

Jesús

Pleased for you to use the information to denounce this to SEPRONA.

Peter

[TonyB]

I forwarded Peter's post to Paco torres, chair of the Ronda branch of SEO. Here is his reply:
"Aunque tarde os respondo a la pregunta que me hicisteis hace tiempo.
La Ley 8/2003, de 28 de Octubre, de la Flora y la Fauna Silvestre de Andalucía prohibe la caza de aves en general y las protege de cualquier daño, excepto las especies autorizada su caza por Ley.
El Zorzal está permitido cazarlo en Andalucía dentro de un período concreto autorizado, en el caso que planteais, la pregunta es ¿De donde proceden los zorzales? si es de caza legal, a priori es legal; si la procedencia es de caza no legal, estaría prohibido."

In other words, as distasteful as it may be to us (and to Paco I should add), there are questions to be asked about the provenance of the birds. I realise that this is closing the stable door after the horse has bolted but it should be a lesson to us all if ever we see something similar, heaven forfend. Report it to SEPRONA immediately, or to any other body that you think fit,  and let them do their investigating.

[Peter]

I forwarded Peter's post to Paco torres, chair of the Ronda branch of SEO. Here is his reply:
"Aunque tarde os respondo a la pregunta que me hicisteis hace tiempo.
La Ley 8/2003, de 28 de Octubre, de la Flora y la Fauna Silvestre de Andalucía prohibe la caza de aves en general y las protege de cualquier daño, excepto las especies autorizada su caza por Ley.
El Zorzal está permitido cazarlo en Andalucía dentro de un período concreto autorizado, en el caso que planteais, la pregunta es ¿De donde proceden los zorzales? si es de caza legal, a priori es legal; si la procedencia es de caza no legal, estaría prohibido."

In other words, as distasteful as it may be to us (and to Paco I should add), there are questions to be asked about the provenance of the birds. I realise that this is closing the stable door after the horse has bolted but it should be a lesson to us all if ever we see something similar, heaven forfend. Report it to SEPRONA immediately, or to any other body that you think fit,  and let them do their investigating.

The photo and story was related to me by a German visitor some while after he returned to Germany, so of course this made informing SEPRONA immediately an impossibility. Paco of all people should have enough wit to know that publishing this information not only might increase awareness of these criminal acts, but also alert authorities responsible for policing such crimes that certain elements are still openly flaunting measures to protect certain species of birds! In fact, a more constructive approach from Paco Torres might be to repeat the story and borrow the photograph for his own members and contacts.

Peter