Ornithologist to illiterate hunters
Support A1+!The number of registered hunters in Armenia is 30,000, which is a large number for such a small country as Armenia is. Ornithologist Mamikon Ghasabyan says that the hunting of white-headed vultures comes once more to prove that most hunters are not specialized in that. As a result, nature suffers. Wheares, in order to become a hunter in the Soviet period, it was necessary to have elementary knowledge and to pass an exam. Ornithologist Mamikon Ghasabyan says "The majority of our hunters is illiterate. Our hunters do not fiffer birds while shooting. During duck season, they see a duck flying but they cannot say what kind it belongs to. We have several types of ducks that are registered in the Red Book. The illiteracy comes from paying 5,000 drams to become a hunter.That's wrong."
