Gor Hovhannisyan was summarily sacked from his position as head of the Kakavaberd district of the Khosrov National Forest Preserve after having been caught on video tape shooting and killing a protected wild boar within the preserve. Rumors had been circulating in the Armenian press regarding the shooting and evidence had been presented to Aram Harutyunyan, Minister of Nature Protection on February 6. Once the evidence had been verified, the disgraced official was fired and then fined 1million drams for his illegal deed. Four other employees at the Kakavaberd District received severe reprimands for poor work performance.