SEO BirdLife has requested that the Consell de Mallorca (Mallorca Council) suspend hunting activity in a hunting reserve in Santanyí following the discovery of two dead red kites. According to the organization, environmental agents found the birds because one was wearing a tracking transmitter. Nearby, they found remains of pigeons, which had been used as poisoned bait. Toxicological analyses carried out by the Institute of Hunting Resources determined that both the kites and the bait contained aldicarb, a highly toxic substance. This request from SEO BirdLife comes in addition to a formal complaint filed with the Balearic Islands Prosecutor's Office requesting the opening of a criminal investigation due to "indications of a deliberate act and the use of illegal wildlife control methods." The request to the island council includes the immediate and precautionary suspension of hunting activities in this reserve for a period that covers at least the complete breeding cycle of the species.

In Mallorca, tourists don't just come to soak up the sun on the beaches; they also come to see the native goats. This is known as hunting tourism, a word derived from Greek. kyōn ('ca') alluding to the animal that goes in search of the downed prey. Animal rights groups have always been against it. Guillem Amengual, president of the Progress in Green party, explains the reasons: "It should be prohibited. It's not a hunt to control the goat population, but for simple fun. And the most degrading thing is that it's done for profit and the trophies are displayed on the internet."