Report environmental violations

If you find a wild animal (for example, a bird), first make sure whether it needs help. In order to make sure whether the animal is really injured or sick, we recommend consulting the LSMU Wildlife Rescue Center by calling +370 605 72837. Assistance is provided 24 hours a day.

If you are absolutely sure that help is necessary, please call the emergency services at 112. More ➜

We urge you to be vigilant and inform us about an environmental violation being prepared for, being committed, or committed by calling the emergency services 112.

What violations need to be reported?

Ecological incidents

  • In the event of transport accidents, when fuel or other operational substances of an vehicle spill and bodies of water are contaminated or there is a threat of contamination; a dangerous cargo is spilled and there is a threat of major contamination of environmental components due to the discovery of a large amount of an unknown, but potentially hazardous substance.
  • In the event of emergency situations at enterprises, during which environmental pollution may occur or is already occurring.

Non-compliance with hunting requirements

  • Hunting is carried out illegally.
  • Animals were hunted illegally.
  • Hunting is carried out in violation of hunting requirements.
  • Illegal hunting tools are found at the hunting site.

Non-compliance with fishing requirements

  • Fishing is carried out at a prohibited time or in a prohibited location.
  • Fishing is carried out with prohibited tools.
  • Illegal fishing tools prepared for fishing are found at the fishing site.

Wild animals

  • Mass deaths of fish in bodies of water (except due to lack of oxygen in the presence of ice) and wild animals.
  • Injuries of wild animals in traffic accidents.

Pollution of water bodies and land, urbanized areas

  • A real possibility that bodies of water, land, or urbanized areas will be polluted in the near future or are already polluted with untreated wastewater or chemicals, or hazardous waste.
  • A real possibility that bodies of water, land, or urbanized areas will be polluted in the near future or are already polluted with large quantities of non-hazardous waste.

Ambient air pollution

  • Burning of waste (plastics, old tires, furniture, furniture manufacturing waste, etc.).
  • Presence of pungent, burning, suffocating or other kind of odor, characteristic of illegal waste burning or illegal emissions of chemicals or compounds into the ambient air.

Damage to or destruction of greenery

  • Noticing of damage to or destruction of greenery.

Detention of a person who committed the violation

  • Notification that the person who committed the violation has been detained.

Other violations

  • Requiring immediate response.

Last updated: 01-06-2026