Ildar Khalikov: We should develop organized hunting and fishing tourism in Tatarstan

On March 2, at a session of the Tatarstan interdepartmental commission for ecological safety, nature use and sanitary-epidemiological wellbeing and the Department for wildlife protection and management, Prime Minister of Tatarstan Ildar Khalikov said that favourable conditions should be provided for responsible fishermen and hunters in the republic.

Head of the Department for wildlife protection and management Fedor Batkov informed that 41.7 thousand hunting permits were issued in Tatarstan since July 1, 2011.

During the “Nerest” campaign, 535 raids were held from April 25 to July 10 last year. More than 1 thousand people were subjected to administrative liability, 33 criminal cases were opened.