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JUSTICE FOR HOUBARA BUSTARD Endangered Rare Bird----Justice for..... HOUBARA BUSTARD, a shy rare migratory bird - the size of a chicken, will be hunted in large numbers indiscriminately during the coming winter in Baluchistan province of Pakistan openly as hunting them is no more banned in that country! Though the Pakistani apex court did impose a total ban on hunting the endangered Houbara Bustard, yet the ban was reportedly flouted simply by disregarding the order of the apex court cancelling the special licenses granted to foreign dignitaries, especially to the wealthy Arab sheikhs as well as to the Arab royals who includes members of the Royal families! It may be mentioned here that in 2014, the leaking of an official report that a prince of an important royal family had killed more than 2,000 birds in a 21-day hunting safari sparked an outcry. But it did not stop the hunting of this endangered bird species by the wealthy Arab Sheikhs! The bird is similar in shape to a chicken or turkey, listed by the Union for the conservation of Nature (IUCN) as a “vulnerable” species at high risk of extinction. The IUCN also says that it is threatened by hunting and trapping "largely, though not exclusively, on its wintering grounds". Not many of this species of bird is left now “because it has undergone rapid population declines over three decades owing to unsustainable hunting as well as habitat degradation.” It is estimated that there are between fifty thousand and one hundred thousands left now! Needless to say here that Pakistan is signatory to the Conventions. In spite of Pakistan being a signatory to the conventions, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has since lifted the ban on hunting Houbara Bustard in January, 2016. A five-member larger bench of the apex court had announced the verdict on the review petitions filed by the federal and provincial governments against the ban mainly on the ground that role of the judiciary is to interpret the laws and not to legislate. According to a report of BBC, the Arab princes and their wealthy friends like to hunt Houbara Bustards both as a sport and because the meat is considered an aphrodisiac. The birds migrate in the thousands from Central Asia to Pakistan every winter - giving the Pakistani elite a chance to engage in "soft diplomacy". Despite the hunting ban, the government issued between 25 and 35 special permits annually to wealthy sheikhs, allowing them to hunt the bird in its winter habitat. The hunts are secretive, but controversial. Source: BBC News.           |
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Say no to the hunting of the endangered bird!
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Very interesting Looklook!! So many species of birds, animals, invertebrates, amphibians, and insects are in danger. 
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Very interesting Looklook!! So many species of birds, animals, invertebrates, amphibians, and insects are in danger.
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I suppose, when many people don't care about other human beings, expecting them to care about animals is probably futile. However, the less we care about our animals and the environment the more callous we become. Mainly because so many believe the planet was created specifically for us humans and everything on it for our use. These beautiful birds do not deserve to be hunted to extinction...no animal does and no living thing does. I agree with Rocket...but hope that humanity will wake up before it's too late. I can't imagine a world without all the wonderful creatures in it! I don't want to! .
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I suppose, when many people don't care about other human beings, expecting them to care about animals is probably futile. However, the less we care about our animals and the environment the more callous we become. Mainly because so many believe the planet was created specifically for us humans and everything on it for our use. These beautiful birds do not deserve to be hunted to extinction...no animal does and no living thing does. I agree with Rocket...but hope that humanity will wake up before it's too late. I can't imagine a world without all the wonderful creatures in it! I don't want to! . Thanks again for your comments, Katie. Take care always!
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I have never understood the hunting of animals as a sport. If they are hunted for food it makes sense. Otherwise it is a cruel practice. There is NO excuse for hunting endangered species of birds since they pose no threat to anyone. Fossil
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