Incident at the Sant Climent Sescebes military base (Alt Empordà) due to the presence this Wednesday of a hen wearing sensors and one camera within the maneuvering area. the bird was tied alone in the middle of a field.
His appearance made from the base the Mossos will alert. And, once there, the agents verified that the hen was sitting and that the camera that she recorded had a hashtag that read: ‘University of Girona, study of fauna‘. Then a biologist appeared explaining that all this was part of a scientific investigation authorized, and that he was unaware that this was an area of exclusion. Solved the mystery, and undone the misunderstanding, the Mossos returned the chicken and the electronic devices to the investigator.
a curious chicken
A chicken, a camera, military exercises, Mossos d’Esquadra, a biologist and scientific research. As unlikely as it may seem, all these ingredients have been part of a story with surreal overtones in the Alt Empordà. Stage, the Álvarez de Castro military base in Sant Climent Sescebes; and the time, half past one in the afternoon.
In the middle of a field of maneuvers, the military detected the presence of a chicken that did not move. But what caught their attention is that next to the poultry there was sensors and a camera. The Mossos d’Esquadra alerted from the San Clemente base and sent a citizen security patrol.
When the Jonquera agents they arrived at the training ground and approached the animalThey saw that the hen was alive and sitting. Before the bird there was a motion sensor and a camera that was recording it. The recording device had a hashtag that read: ‘Universitat de Girona, fauna study’.
Scientific study
It was then that a biologist from the UdG appeared saying that all this was part of a scientific investigation and that he had the relevant authorization to carry it out. According to sources close to the case, it was part of a zoological investigation Albera area about Bonelli’s eagle. Also, It was not the first time that a study of these characteristics had been carried out.. Unlike the other times, however, the investigator did not know that he had left the chicken tied up in a military exclusion zone.
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the patrol of the Mossos removed the chickenthe camera and sensor. Together with the biologist, the police officers went to the Jonquera district police station. There, they took a statement from the investigator and verified the scientific research documentation. The agents, who have also taken statements from the military, have instructed informative proceedings for the court.
After doing all the errands, the biologist was able to recover the bird and the electronics.