Watch your hands: Ministry of Natural Resources transformed The Hunting Department was transformed into the Department of Wildlife Conservation, Use, and Development of Hunting. The Red Data Book was transferred to its jurisdiction. The head of the department remained the same—Tatyana Aramileva, who считаетthat “hunting is the most effective mechanism for protecting rare and endangered species.”

Previously, the book was handled by the Department of Specially Protected Natural Areas. Biologists fearthat the changes will negatively impact the welfare of rare and endangered animal species, and that species valuable for trophy hunting, which Aramileva advocates for, may be excluded from the book.

"She will bury the Red Book," that's it. spoke out interviewed about Aramileva "Kedr" is an ornithologist. Biologist Sergei Kolchin is also certain that "nothing good will come of it," as Aramileva's position on the Red Book is "well known to many zoologists, including those working in environmental protection." At the St. Petersburg Legal Forum in May, the official complained that the Red Book "has reached 5 kilograms," and that animals are allegedly being included there without justification. Aramileva began as a fur farm breeder, then became the chief game warden for the Primorsky Krai hunting department, and since 2013 has headed the Russian Hunting and Fishing Union. считает"A hunter isn't a killer, but an element of nature." And she's been hunting since she was 12, "she can shoot a squirrel in the eye with a gun."