In one of the land plots of a house near the house of Ohanavan village, Aragatsotn region, a bear cat was found in a homemade trap made and placed by a citizen, which tried to get rid of the trap, but drowned and died.
The Ashtarak Police Department is preparing materials on the fact.
The encroachment on any species registered in the "Red Book" of Armenia is unacceptable, as every animal inhabiting the nature of Armenia is an integral part of our country's ecosystem.
We remind you that the RA Criminal Code envisages responsibility for killing a brown bear registered in the "Red Book" of animals of the Republic of Armenia.