Two men who hunted state-protected gray cranes were caught red-handed by police in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan Province, on Thursday.
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Two men who hunted state-protected gray cranes were caught red-handed by police in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan Province, on Thursday. The carcasses of four gray cranes were also seized from the suspects' van. [www.zynews.com] |
Forestry police caught Gao Shanxi and Han Jun, 30 and 21 respectively, after staking out for them for eight days.
The carcasses of four gray cranes were also seized from the suspects' van. They reportedly operated a restaurant along the Yellow River bank, which has wild animals on the menu.
They face a jail term because cranes are currently under the State's strict protection.
(China Daily January 22, 2009)
