16 foreigners deported due to illegal hunting
Come eye to eye with wilderness in all its splendor and magnificence, learn about the life and habits of animals, enjoy time away from the city and the everyday hustle, be patient and wily – that’s hunting!
For those who like hunting, Azerbaijan offers a lot of excitement: many of foreign visitors have acknowledged this, and more and more hunting enthusiasts visit the country to enjoy wilderness and hunting opportunities.
In Azerbaijan, visitors from abroad are allowed to hunt on the territory of the country if they have hunting permission issued by the local authorities. Local tourism companies organize hunting tours and can help foreigner with equipment, transport and permission.
Hunts in Azerbaijan only take place within a hunting sector and in accordance with the hunting season schedule approved by the Ecology Ministry. However, hunting is prohibited in certain areas, including National Parks and reserves.
The Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry has recently fined and achieved deportation of sixteen Arab tourists for violating the hunting rules.
The ministry stated that it analyzed media reports and footages (on social networks) about unethical behavior of foreign tourists during hunting in the territory of Azerbaijan, their disrespect for the country’s values and laws.
“Under current regulations, local hunters can hunt up to six wetland birds and one rabbit in one hunting day and foreign hunter can hunt up to ten wetland birds and two rabbits in five hunting days. Foreign hunters usually go hunting in groups and usually tend to share pictures of what they have hunted,” the ministry said pointing to the fact these footages are being analyzed to prevent poaching.
The ministry clarified that the facts are being thoroughly investigated before reaching any conclusions.
The ministry warned that those companies and travel agencies engaged in hunting tourism should give instructions to foreign hunters in advance to prevent undesirable situations.
“If any tourist shows disrespect to Azerbaijan’s values by not observing the ethics of hunting, the cooperation with those tourism companies will be ceased,” the ministry said.
Azerbaijan that locates in nine of eleven possible climatic zones enjoys a great diversity of flora and fauna, and is kind of a heaven for hunters. Here, in the different periods of the year, hunters can hunt for Dagestan wild ox, wild pig, hare, wood pigeons, quail, partridge, waterfowl, sandpiper, woodcock, and chamois.
The hunting season in the country opens traditionally in late May-June, while hunters need to apply to the Baku Ecology and Natural Resources Department and regional departments to acquire related licenses.
Love is in the air as special 2017 F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix ticket offer & prizes launched on Valentine’s Day!
Baku City Circuit (BCC) has marked Valentine’s Day with a gift for all its fans celebrating the most romantic day of the year as it launched a very special ‘buy one, get one half price’ offer on 4-day tickets for this summer’s 2017 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
This offer will be available for a limited time, concluding on February 28, after which the cost of tickets will revert back to their original price.
The promotion will apply to 4day grandstand tickets only (excluding the main Absheron Grandstand) and does not include junior or daily roaming tickets. 4-day tickets include grandstand access to not only the three days of racing as well as all accompanying entertainment offerings but also to a special Pit Lane Walk on Thursday 22nd June. The 50% discount will be applied to the lowest value ticket purchased.
Tickets available to purchase online via www.bakucitycircuit.com.
In addition to these incredible Valentine’s Day offer, a variety of alternative tickets are still on sale for the 2017 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix next June including one and twoday grandstand tickets (ranging from AZN70 – AZN125 to AZN180 – AZN440 respectively (cost in US$ will be determined by currency rate on day of purchase), as well as special ‘Junior’ tickets at the Khazar and Bulvar Grandstands for children aged 2-15 and daily Roaming Tickets.
The second successive Formula 1 race to be staged on the streets of Azerbaijan’s capital city is scheduled to take place on the weekend of 23rd -25th June, 2017
With less than 5 months to go until the world’s greatest race cars once again speed through the streets of this stunning city, the message from Baku City Circuit to the world’s F1 audience is very simple: get your tickets while you still can and join us in Baku in 2017!
For more information on how to purchase tickets and plan your stay in Baku for the 2017 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix please visit: www.bakucitycircuit.com
For more information, please, contact: media@bakugp.az or tom.cooney@khpconsulting.com