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cover news reporter song xiao

on september 11, the chengdu intermediate railway transportation court (chengdu environmental resources court) held a public trial in accordance with the law against six defendants including xian moumou for the crime of endangering precious and endangered wild animals.

after trial, the court found that the six defendants had been engaged in illegal hunting and trading of thrush birds for the purpose of profit for a long time. nearly 300 thrush birds were involved in the case. their illegal hunting, purchasing, transportation or sale of thrush birds violated the provisions of article 341, paragraph 1 of the criminal law of the people's republic of china. they should be held criminally responsible for endangering precious and endangered wild animals. the six defendants were sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of one to four years and fined in court.

why can't we easily "hold" the little thrush? the thrush has always been the darling of many bird lovers with its melodious voice and highly ornamental appearance. however, on february 1, 2021, the state forestry and grassland administration and the ministry of agriculture and rural affairs jointly issued a new version of the "national key protected wildlife list", which listed the thrush as a national second-level protected wildlife. this means that from february 1, 2021, the illegal purchase, transportation, and sale of thrush will bear corresponding criminal responsibility.

article 341 of the criminal law stipulates that whoever illegally hunts, kills, or illegally purchases, transports, or sells precious, endangered wild animals under state protection, or their products, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention and shall also be fined; if the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined; if the circumstances are particularly serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than ten years and shall also be fined or have his property confiscated.

the judge reminded that although the thrush has been listed as a national second-class protected wild animal for more than three years, some people still illegally hunt, purchase, transport and sell thrushes. even many bird lovers raise and trade thrushes due to their weak legal awareness, which eventually violates the law. although thrushes are lovable, they can only be viewed from a distance and not "played with". do not raise thrushes as ordinary pets or even trade them, otherwise you may also become a "caged bird".