The public enterprise for national parks of Montenegro is determined to stop poaching and all illegal activities in the areas of national parks, said director Jelena Kljajević.
"Committed to these activities as much as possible, we expect that the competent authorities will very quickly answer who the persons are who committed the poaching and killing of a protected animal species of deer. In this direction, we received assurances from the head of the Kolašin OB, Zoran Braunović, that this case will be investigated and prosecuted," she pointed out. is about the case of poaching in Biogradska gora National Park.
As she said, supervisors in the NPCG Protection Services perform their duties in the field in very difficult circumstances where they are often exposed to life-threatening risks, taking into account both weather conditions and the suppression of various types of illegal activities.
"It is an opportunity to point out that supervisor Jovan Bogavac from the Biogradska Gora National Park Protection Service did everything he could and showed the greatest degree of responsibility and courage, bearing in mind that he confronted the poachers who committed this crime unarmed," Kljajević said. .
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She believes that for the purpose of quality management of protected areas, more significant financial support of the entire state system in the field of nature protection is necessary
"We appeal to the competent institutions to provide adequate financial resources for better working conditions for all employees in this public enterprise. On this occasion, we remind you that the salaries of employees in JPNPCG are not harmonized with the coefficients of other state entities in the public sector, and we expect that the state will find an adequate solution in this direction Kljajević pointed out.
The announcement also states that along with the additional equipment of professionals and the Protection Service and raising the level of awareness of all users of protected areas, key conditions can be provided so that in the coming period, the processes of preserving protected areas reach the European standards we strive for.
"At the same time, we point out that all members of the entire social community are responsible for the protection of the most important values of the national parks, which form the foundation and at the same time contribute to the development of Montenegro as an ecological state," she said.
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