Food and Veterinary Service urges eastern border hunters to hand in foxes and raccoon dogs
Latvia's Food and Veterinary Service is asking hunters along the eastern border to hand in hunted foxes and raccoon dogs. Compensation is offered for each animal.
The Food and Veterinary Service (PVD), a Latvian state agency, is calling on hunters in the country's eastern border area to hand in the foxes and raccoon dogs they have shot. Compensation is offered for every animal hunted. The appeal applies only to specifically listed territories.
Territories covered
Hunters are asked to hand in animals in the following areas:
- the municipalities of Augšdaugava, Alūksne, Balvi, Ludza and Krāslava;
- the whole of Rēzekne municipality, except Dekšāre parish;
- in Preiļi municipality, the parishes of Aglona, Aizkalne, Pelēči, Preiļi, Rožkalni, Rušona, Upmala and Vārkava;
- in Gulbene municipality, the parishes of Beļava, Daukste, Galgauska, Jaungulbene, Lejasciems, Litene, Lizums, Līgo, Stāmeriena, Strādi and Tirza, as well as the town of Gulbene;
- in Madona municipality, the parishes of Indrāni and Ošupe and the town of Lubāna;
- in Smiltene municipality, the town of Ape and the parishes of Ape, Gaujiena, Grundzāle, Trapene and Vireši.
The compensation scheme therefore covers several municipalities in eastern Latvia. In some of them it applies only to selected parishes and towns. Hunters operating in these areas are encouraged to deliver shot foxes and raccoon dogs to the PVD.
