A large number of rare bird carcasses are now poisoned in East Dongting Lake and sold to restaurants.

　　On August 3, 2016, the Intermediate People’s Court of Yueyang City, Hunan Province made a final ruling on the case of poisoning rare and endangered birds in East Dongting Lake, and ruled that the appeal was rejected and the original judgment was upheld. Now, Dongting Lake has returned to calm, and all kinds of migratory birds can fly freely again.

　　63 carcasses of wild rare birds

　　East Dongting Lake National Nature Reserve covers an area of 190,000 hectares. In 1992, it was listed in the "List of World Important Wetlands", and the bird resources are very rich. At present, there are 338 species of birds recorded, including 7 species of first-class protected birds and 47 species of second-class protected birds.

　　On January 18, 2015, the staff of the East Dongting Lake Nature Reserve Administration found a suspicious ship while patrolling law enforcement, and two people on board abandoned the ship and fled. Law enforcement officers seized the bodies of 63 wild birds from the ship, including 12 cygnets and 5 white spoonbills, as well as red-spotted ducks, night herons, herons, spotted ducks and red-necked ducks. After identification, birds all contain carbofuran, a highly toxic pesticide.

　　The day after the incident, He Jianqiang and Zhong Dejun, who abandoned the ship and fled, went to Yueyang Forest Public Security Bureau, arguing that the dead bird was picked up by themselves while collecting fish in the lake. On the same day, the public security organs criminally detained the two men on suspicion of illegally transporting precious and endangered wild animals, but they were not sure whether they met the conditions for arrest, and requested the Yueyanglou District Procuratorate of Yueyang City to send personnel to intervene in advance to guide the investigation.

　　After listening to the preliminary investigation and handling of the case, reviewing the interrogation transcripts and other case files, the prosecutor Xiang Hua went to the crime scene for a field visit: "The daily fishing place of local fishermen is far from the place where dead birds are picked up. The two people who arrived at the case may have deliberately driven the boat into the bird picking area to pick up birds." After inspecting the scene, I expressed my views to China.

　　Boarding dozens of rare wild migratory birds across the county-level area has been suspected of illegally transporting the country’s precious and endangered wild animals. At the same time, according to the highly toxic pesticides contained in the birds, they are suspected of poisoning wild migratory birds, and other people involved are not excluded.

　　To this end, he put forward five suggestions to the task force: First, the two suspects who are currently in the case are suspected of illegally transporting precious and endangered wild animals to collect fixed relevant evidence; Second, in view of the fact that He and Zhong took the initiative to explain to the public security organs that the situation was well prepared, there was the possibility of collusion. He Jianqiang is the boss of Dongting Lake fishmonger, and it is difficult to get a confession from him. Therefore, we should focus on Zhong Dejun and take the source of dead birds as the entrance. The third is to follow the trail and focus on the perpetrators of poisoning, the destination of transportation and trafficking, and whether a black industrial chain has been formed. Fourth, according to the progress of the investigation, he and zhong were invited to arrest in time to promote the handling of cases; Fifth, all the interrogation, inquiry, identification and evidence collection processes will be synchronized with audio and video recordings to ensure that each piece of evidence can stand the test.

　　Poison birds and sell them to restaurants.

　　After careful investigation and evidence collection, Yueyang Forest Public Security Bureau submitted He and Zhong to Yueyang Lou District Procuratorate for approval of arrest on suspicion of illegally transporting precious and endangered wild animals. On February 16, 2015, the hospital made a decision to approve the arrest. At the same time, according to the confession of the criminal suspect Zhong Dejun, Little Swan and White Spoon are "fences" from Fang Jianhua and Yu Liuqiu respectively.

　　(A place for hunting fish in Tulei, Dongting Lake). The investigators analyzed that Fang and Yu were suspected of committing crimes. In order to urge the expansion of the investigation results, the procuratorial organ immediately started the procedure of filing a case to supervise the other party and the remaining two of the public security organs to file a case for investigation.

　　The public security organs intensified their investigation and handling of cases, and Fang Jianhua was arrested and brought to justice. He confessed the crime of poisoning around the "enclosure" and picking up the poisoned cygnets and white spoonbills and selling them to He Jianqiang at the instigation of He Jianqiang. According to this, the case-handling personnel sought Zhong Dejun. He admitted that he was instructed by He Jianqiang to buy 360 kilograms of carbofuran, a highly toxic pesticide, at a low price in an agricultural store in Nanxian County in December 2014, and put the pesticide in the shallow water area within a few hundred meters of the East Dongting Lake Reserve several times. When the birds died of foraging poisoning, they were picked up, and the goods were picked up by Li Qiang and sold to restaurants in Changde Hanshou and other places. At this point, the context of the case gradually became clear.

　　By tracking the progress of case investigation, Yueyanglou District Procuratorate supervised the filing of the criminal suspect Long Zhen suspected of illegal hunting according to law, and suggested pursuing the criminal suspects Long Xueru and Zhang Lianhai suspected of involvement in poisoning, and listed a detailed outline of supplementary evidence; At the same time, it reported to the higher-level procuratorate in time to win support, and twice submitted for approval to extend the investigation period, which provided strong support for the smooth detection of the whole case.

　　Finally, it was found out that He Jianqiang and others poisoned 17 national second-class protected animals and 46 national "three-owned" (terrestrial wild animals with beneficial or important economic and scientific research value) protected wild animals in the no-hunting area and during the no-hunting period, which was suspected of illegal hunting, killing precious and endangered wild animals and illegal hunting. Seven people were arrested and prosecuted in the whole case.

　　Pay attention to law enforcement extension

　　Considering the great impact of the case, the Yueyang Louqu Procuratorate, in combination with handling the case, strengthened coordination and communication with Yueyang forestry, public security and other departments, put forward procuratorial suggestions for strengthening the protection and management of environmental resources to the East Dongting Lake Protected Area Administration, and urged relevant functional departments to perform their duties according to law, forming an overall joint force to crack down on crimes of destroying environmental resources. And pay attention to the case interpretation method, and jointly carry out a series of publicity and education activities to effectively prevent and avoid the recurrence of such crimes.

　　On November 16, 2015, the Yueyanglou District Procuratorate prosecuted seven suspects, including He Jianqiang and Zhong Dejun, on suspicion of illegal fishing and killing precious and endangered wild animals. The procuratorate of the People’s Bank of China started the civil administrative procuratorial supervision procedure in time, urged the forestry department to evaluate the poisoned migratory birds according to the relevant provisions of the state, supervised and supported the East Dongting Lake Reserve (authorized by Yueyang Forestry Bureau) to file a criminal incidental civil lawsuit as the plaintiff, and requested the court to sentence He Jianqiang and others to compensate for the direct economic loss of 53,000 yuan.

　　On January 21, 2016, the Yueyanglou District Court of Yueyang City publicly heard the case. Due to the large number of people involved and the number of poisoned birds, it is rare in recent years. On that day, the trial process was broadcast live on the Internet. On March 7, the case was publicly pronounced: the defendants He Jianqiang, Fang Jianhua, Zhong Dejun and Li Qiang were sentenced to 12 to 6 years in prison and fined 5,000 to 10,000 yuan respectively for the crime of illegally killing precious and endangered wild animals; The other three defendants were sentenced to one to six years in prison for committing illegal hunting. The defendants jointly compensated Yueyang Forestry Bureau, the plaintiff in the incidental civil action. On 15th, Fang Jianhua and others refused to accept the judgment and appealed.

　　On August 2, 2016, the Yueyang Intermediate People’s Court heard the case in the second instance, and made a final ruling on the 3 rd, ruling that the appeal was rejected and the original judgment was upheld.