Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

Bulgaria’s hunters oppose the idea to ban lead amunition

Photo: BGNES

When you are planning to limit a given resource you need to think of the alternatives, the Chairman of the Union of Hunters and Anglers in Bulgaria Engineer Vasil Vasilev said in connection with the public discussion of the European Chemicals Agency to ban the use of lead in ammunition. If the ban is enforced the interests of the hunters will be seriously threatened. In Vasil Vasilev’s words, the lead is not without alternative, but the alternative metals are not less harmful, they are limited and their price would be much higher. A large number of Bulgarian hunters, especially in the small towns and villages use weapons manufactured over 20 years ago, which are not designed to fire unleaded munitions, Engineer Vasilev noted in an interview for the Bulgarian National Radio. The bad would affect all anglers as well, because the proposal of the European Commission aims to restrict the use of lead in fishing weights as well.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Temperatures to drop on Sunday

Sunday will be mostly cloudy. Rain is expected in the Danube plain. In the Balkans - light snow. Daytime temperatures will fall with a minimum between minus 3° and 2°, in Sofia - around 0°, and a maximum of 3-5°C in the northeastern half of the country..

published on 11/9/24 7:05 PM

If we ignore what happened outside the National Theatre, it will become the norm, writers warn

The scriptwriters, authors and playwrights of the Bulgarian Association of Film, Television and Radio Screenwriters have condemned the aggression against spectators, actors, authors and staff of the Ivan Vazov National Theatre. In an open letter, they..

published on 11/9/24 4:45 PM
Илияна Йотова

Vice President Iliana Iotova: If President Radev had appointed the caretaker cabinets, the situation would be different

It is obvious that there is something wrong with the way the elections were held , Vice President Iliana Iotova told BNT. A few days ago, she described the newly elected 51st National Assembly as "illegitimate" because of the many signals of violations..

published on 11/9/24 12:23 PM