Armenia
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Not protected31
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None
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None
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None
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August – February
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N/A
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Ministry of Nature Protection of Armenia
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Azerbaijan
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Not protected
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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Belarus
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Near threatened
|
?
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?
|
?
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During the spring and autumn when flying
|
?
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?
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Bulgaria
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Endangered (1985) to be revised using IUCN criteria by 2007
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Protected under the Biodiversity Act
Hunting regulated by hunting act (passed first reading in parliament, decided early Dec)
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Protected since 1962
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none
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1 October – 31 January prososed til end feb. in new sub-hunting act
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unknown
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Ministry of Environment and Water
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Estonia
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No
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Yes
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Protected since 1994
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Penalty for illegal killing 1280 euro per bird
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LWfG not hunted, general goose hunting period from 20 August till 30 November
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None
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Ministry of Environment
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Finland
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Critically endangered
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Yes
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1969
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Yes
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No hunting season
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0 (-1)
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Ministry of Environment
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Georgia
|
?
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Protected
(by ‘law of red list’ and red book of 2003)
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
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Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources
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Germany
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None
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Protected species
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1979
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Theoretically high, practically none
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No hunting season
|
Unknown
but several
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Federal Ministries for Environment and Agriculture
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Greece
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Endangered (1992), to be revised in 2008
|
Yes
Ministerial Decision 414985/1985
“Measures for the management of wild birds”;
Law 1650/1986 “Protection of the Environment”
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1985
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Imprisonment up to 2 years and a fine of up to EUR 30.000
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No hunting of LWfG. 15 Sept – 10 Feb for Anser albifrons
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N/A
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Ministry of Environment, Physical Planning & Public Works; Ministry of Rural Development and Food
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Hungary
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threatened (highest status)
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Strictly protected
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1982
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c. EUR 1,000 per individual
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No hunting season
|
N/A
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Department of Environment and Water, Nature Protection Office
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Iran, Islamic Republic of
|
?
|
?
|
|
|
|
|
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Iraq
|
Vulnerable
|
?
|
|
|
|
|
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Kazakhstan
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Endangered
|
Excluded from list of waterfowl quarry species, 1999. Full legal protection since 2002
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2002
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USD 1500
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Forest and Hunting Committee, Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan
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Latvia
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
Lithuania
|
None
|
Not listed as a quarry species
|
--
|
--
|
No hunting season
|
None
|
Ministry of Environment
|
Moldova
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
Netherlands32
|
?
|
Full legal protection
(policy of chasing away with shots is currently evaluated)
|
?
|
?
|
--
|
N/A
|
?
|
Norway
|
Directly threatened
|
Full legal protection
|
1971
|
Unknown (determined by judge on case-by-case basis, but so far no examples of prosecution)
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Starts 21 August for geese in general. Closes 23 December
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0-5?
|
Directorate for Nature Management
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Poland
|
None
|
Full legal protection
|
1995
|
Judge on case-by-case basis
|
-
|
0
|
Ministry of Environment
|
Romania
|
?
|
Protected
(law on hunting fund and protection of game)
|
1996
|
?
|
None
(mid Aug to 28 Feb for A. albifrons)
|
?
|
Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
|
Russian Federation
|
Vulnerable
|
Yes
|
1983?
|
RUB 10800 (= EUR 30) for 1 individual or 1 egg. For 1 nest: RUB 10,800 x 3 + RUB 10,800 for each egg
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Varies according to region
|
Unknown
|
Ministry of Nature Resources
|
Sweden
|
Critically endangered
|
Full legal protection
|
1938?
|
Yes
|
-
|
0
|
Swedish Environ. Protection Agency
|
Syria
|
?
|
Full legal protection
(Hunting law No. 152 from 23/07/1970 has been revised and is expected to come into effect from autumn 2008)
|
1994-2006 (extended to 2011 if not updated before)
|
Unknown
|
-
|
N/A
|
Ministry of Local Administration and Environment – General Commission for Environmental Affairs; Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform
|
Turkey
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
Turkmenistan
|
Listed
|
Protected by law
|
1999
|
Small or not applied
|
Starts 15 August, closes at the end of February for geese in general
|
?
|
Ministry for Nature Protection
|
Ukraine
|
?
|
Proposed for inclusion in Red Data Book
|
Proposed 2005
|
-
|
Second Saturday of August until end of January
|
100
|
Ministry of Environment
|
Uzbekistan
|
Listed
|
Protected by law
|
2003
|
75 minimum monthly wages
|
Second half of August – end of January
|
5 birds/ day; no annual bag limit
|
State Committee for Nature Protection
|