The resolution, which is adapted to European guidelines, was unanimously approved by the members of the island’s hunting, environmental and rural sectors.

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The Hunting Council of Mallorca

The Hunting Council of Mallorca, which reports to the Consell de Mallorca’s Department of the Environment, Rural Affairs and Sports, has approved significant changes to the new hunting season regulations in line with the requirements of the European guidelines.

From now on, hare hunting with a shotgun will be allowed for two days (18th and 25th August), with a maximum catch of one hare per hunter per day; the moratorium on hunting European turtle doves will be maintained for another season; this year, hunting of collared doves will not be allowed as they are not considered a hunting species in Spain; and the hunting season for Rock Doves will begin on 1st September.

The hunting season has also been extended until 9 February for the following species: common thrush, redwing thrush, starling, woodcock, woodcock, rock pigeon and woodpigeon, each in their respective modalities. In addition, the traditional modalities of partridge hunting (with shotgun and bagues) and thrush hunting with coll will end on 10 February.

The annual resolution was unanimously approved in the final vote at the meeting of the Hunting Council of Mallorca, which took place at the Raixa estate and brought together members of the island’s hunting, environmental and rural sectors. As a novelty, several agricultural entities were invited, including ASAJA and Mallorca Rural, which responded with great involvement and gratitude.

The second vice-president and councillor for the Environment, Rural Affairs and Sports, Pedro Bestard, who chaired the session, emphasised: “the vital contribution of the agricultural associations to the world of hunting, highlighting the interrelationship between the two sectors”.

“European guidelines had always been taken into account to restrict hunting. Now they have also been taken into account to be able to extend the hunting of some species under migration periods,” said Pedro Bestard.

For his part, the island’s director of hunting, Sebastià Perelló, emphasised “the effort made by the island’s directorate of hunting to carry out participatory and consensual work with all the sectors involved, always under the technical data”.

A declaration of a hunting emergency was assessed.

Following the agenda, a possible declaration of hunting emergency for woodpigeon and pigeon species was discussed. “The population of these two species has increased in recent years and various problems have multiplied: agricultural damage, damage to property, risk of disease to other species, public health, etc.”, as the Councillor for the Environment, Rural Affairs and Sports explained to all those present.

The island’s Director of Hunting recalled that the Federation of Local Authorities of the Balearic Islands (FELIB) had already expressed in previous meetings of the Hunting Council the great concern of the mayors, as well as the widespread damage to almost all municipalities.