A. Species

Scientific name: Carduelis spp and Fringilla spp.

Common name(s): Finches

Global IUCN Red List Threat Status:

B. Location of use

Geographic location(s):

• Italy (mainland)
• Malta

Country/Region: South-east and Central Europe

C. Scale of assessment

Scale of assessment: Regional/Continental/Multi-country level

Name/Details of location: South-east and Central Europe

D. Timescale of use

Start Year: 2001

End Year: 2006

E. Information about the use

How is the wild species sourced?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat

Type of use: Extractive

Practice of use: Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals

Lethal or non-lethal: Lethal

Does this use involve take/extraction of: The whole entire organism

Purpose(s) of end use: Food and feed

Motivation of use: Basic subsistence

Is this use legal or illegal?: Illegal under national law

F. Information about the Users

Which stakeholder(s) does the record primarily focus on?: International external

G. Information about the sustainability of use

Is there evidence that the use is having an impact on the target species?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an ecological perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered unsustainable

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an economic perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered unsustainable

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a social perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered unsustainable

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a human health perspective been recorded?: not recorded

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an animal health/welfare perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered unsustainable

Recommendations provided in the record to maintain or enhance the sustainability of the use of the target species

TRAFFIC calls upon wildlife management, scientific and enforcement bodies to pay focused attention to this illegal trade, with the following specific recommendations: 1. Italy and Malta should carry out focused activities to increase the awareness of consumers, enforcement officers and the judiciary about this illegal trade and its impact on wild populations, as well as taking measures against offenders; 2. Italy should promote an information campaign in collaboration with hunting agencies and hunters associations to inform hunters of national hunting laws outside of Italy; 3. Italian enforcement authorities should carry out focused inspections at border crossings based on risk analysis assessments;; 4. Enforcement officers in source, transit or final destination countries should be informed about and be on the look out for equipment used by illegal hunters, including nets, tape recorders, concealment methods, etc; 5. Consumer, transit and source countries should: a. Use existing channels, including workshops on more general wildlife trade issues, to exchange information regarding hunting and smuggling techniques, tools for identification and detection, and sharing intelligence, b. Make use of existing communication tools such as Interpol’s ECOMESSAGE, Customs’ Risk Information Forms and, for monitoring seizures, the European Union Trade in Wildlife Information eXchange (EU-TWIX) database, and 6. Wildlife management and scientific authorities should liaise with enforcement agencies to ensure that management plans take into account offtake from illegal activities. Management plans for migratory species (e.g. European Turtle-dove) should involve all geographical areas where the species migrate.

Record source

Information about the record source: grey_lit

Date of publication/issue/production: 2020-01-01T00:00:00+0000

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Date of record entry: 2022-11-10