Kuwait city: Personnel from the Environment Public Authority (EPA), working alongside the Environmental Police, have successfully addressed 17 cases involving the illegal hunting and capture of seagulls, as confirmed by the EPA on Monday. Sheikha Al-Ibrahim, EPA's public relations and information director, stated in a communication with KUNA that the intervention was initiated following a report from the Public Authority for Agriculture and Fisheries. In response, EPA and police teams swiftly moved to the location, apprehended the offenders, and implemented the necessary measures to address the situation.
According to Kuwait News Agency, the confiscated birds were freed and returned to their natural environments. The EPA highlighted that Law 100 strictly forbids the hunting, killing, capturing, harming, or caging of any wildlife species. Individuals found guilty of poaching face penalties including a maximum prison sentence of one year, fines ranging from KD 500 to KD 5,000, or both.