Two Quebecers convicted of violating the Migratory Birds Regulations by destroying the nests of endangered Bank Swallows

January 31, 2024 – Mont-Joli, Quebec – Environment and Climate Change Canada

On January 30, 2024, Sébastien Pouliot and Yves Thibeault were ordered to pay $60,000 and $5,000 respectively, by the Court of Quebec, at the Mont-Joli Courthouse. The individuals pleaded guilty to one count each of violating the Migratory Birds Regulations under the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994. The charges stem from actions that led to the disturbance and destruction of Bank Swallow nests. The fines will be directed to the Government of Canada's Environmental Damages Fund.

In June 2022, following a report received from the public, Environment and Climate Change Canada enforcement officers opened an investigation into the destruction of Bank Swallow nests near the Mont-Joli airport in Quebec. The officers then discovered that Sébastien Pouliot and Yves Thibeault had destroyed Bank Swallow nests between May 20 and June 15, 2022, while working on a mound of earth where a Bank Swallow colony was nesting. In so doing, they committed an offence under paragraph 6(a) of the Migratory Birds Regulations, punishable under the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994.

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