On 20 September 2011 Veneto Region adopted decision No 1506, which, departing from the rules in force, allows protected bird species to be hunted in the normal way, without any possibility of oversight, as follows: 235 000 chaffinches, 124 000 starlings, 29 000 bramblings, 16 000 meadow pipits, 9 800 hawfinches, and 111 000 tree pipits during the next three months, in spite of the fact that the hawfinch, the meadow pipit, and the tree pipit are among the species subject to particular protection.
Undantaget gäller 235 000 bofinkar, 124 000 starar, 29 000 bergfinkar, 16 000 ängspiplärkor, 9 800 stenknäckar och 111 000 trädpiplärkor under de kommande tre månaderna, trots att stenknäck, ängspiplärka och trädpiplärka hör till kategorin särskilt skyddade arter.not-set not-set