A video filmed at the site of the massacre on the upper reaches of the Duna River spread across social networks and plunged the inhabitants of the island region into horror, as such emergencies are extremely rare on Sakhalin. In the taiga, in the snow, dotted with tracks of caterpillars, scattered deer heads, paws, carved entrails. And wherever you go, there’s blood everywhere. Judging by the traces left behind, the attackers drove the herd on snowmobiles, which is more expensive than blizzards, beat the deer point-blank into the sea, and then dragged the animals, hooking them with cables.
It is unknown who filmed the video, but it appears that people were counting on a large public outcry. According to the person who commented on the wild situation behind the scenes, “it was made by the knights from Nogliki or from Okha”, the two closest settlements. By the way, in Okha, the locals saw deer in the market the other day.
“Those things have nothing to do with our hunting community,” says Oleg Mayamsin from Sakhalin. – This is slaughter for sale, which is unrealistic for Sakhalin, because our fauna is sparse compared to the mainland, there are no animals. And there’s a whole ton of meat! How to sell such a quantity of deer in the area? Also, only a complete idiot would shoot deer at the end of winter, when all the females are pregnant…
Hunting for wild reindeer has long been prohibited, they are listed in the Red Book. A criminal case has been started. Poachers face a fine of up to one million rubles or prison terms of three to five years.
