A criminal case was opened against a resident of the Krasnoyarsk Territory after attempting to sell a rare bird

In the Krasnoyarsk Territory, a criminal case was opened against a 40-year-old resident of Kansk on suspicion of illegally keeping and selling a bird of prey from the Red Book.

According to the Investigative Committee, from September to November 2025, the woman kept a peregrine falcon at her home in the Raduzhny microdistrict, and On October 9, she posted an advertisement on the Internet about its sale with a demonstration of a photograph.

The woman’s illegal actions were stopped by police officers. Now investigators She is charged with a crime under paragraph “b” of Part 2 of Art. 258.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (illegal keeping, storage and sale of a particularly valuable wild animal listed in the Red Book of the Russian Federation, committed with public demonstration on the Internet). For this he faces imprisonment for a term of up to 6 years with a fine of up to two million rubles.

Currently, investigative actions are being carried out in the criminal case aimed at establishing all the circumstances.

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