The Seprona has reported a group of 19 people to the Environmental Prosecutor's Office for a crime against flora and fauna. Last Tuesday, agents surprised them on El Veril Beach, on the islet of Alegranza, sitting around a table eating "different specimens of shearwaters." It is a protected species, considered of "special interest" in the State Catalog of Protected Species, so they face a crime against flora and fauna. In addition, they could also be reported for violating the Regulatory Plan of the Archipelago.
Agents from the Timanfaya Nature Protection Department, which is part of Seprona, launched a device together with the Maritime Service of the Civil Guard to observe these people. After moving to the islet of Alegranza and stationing themselves to watch them, they observed how they had all set up a tent on the beach and had even brought chairs and a table, around which they all sat to eat these protected animals. After identifying them, they immediately evicted them from the place.
The Civil Guard is now "waiting" to identify the type of species, but they point out that "all indications are that they were carrying out hunting activity, totally prohibited in that area of the protected species." The Chinijo Archipelago has three different types of protection: for being a natural park, as a Special Conservation Area and a Special Protection Area for Birds.
Report from the Cabildo and a possible further complaint
In addition, the crime against flora and fauna may not be the only one that these people face. According to reports from the Benemérita, they may also have violated the Regulatory Plan of the Chinijo Archipelago.
These people had obtained a permit to anchor in the archipelago on September 4. However, the Civil Guard began to suspect that they may be doing "something more than anchoring." According to them, the installation of the tent, the table and the chairs could constitute another infraction, in this case of the Regulatory Plan and therefore, related to land management. The agents have already informed the Cabildo of the facts, so that the corresponding council can prepare a report "to assess the damage caused in the area by these people."
