According to the MoEFWA database on wildlife game species hunted, the numbers of individual mammals hunted in 2009 included 2,734 brown European hares and 1,409 red foxes. Individual game birds hunted in 2009 included 13,575 coot (Fulica atra), 2,582 rock partridges (Alectoris graeca), 7,605 turtle doves (Streptopelia turtur) and 7 common quail (Cotumix cotumix). In September 2007 the Government decided to speed up the transfer process of public properties to LGUs, especially for the State-owned forests.