Tag Archives: falcons

Illegal Falcon trade in Pakistan

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Maheen Zia

Bhagwandas in DAWN: This grand and endangered visitors to Pakistan are captured and sold to Arab hunters. Read the Dawn exposé here.

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Rare falcons taken out of country

Posted on December 21, 2009 by MO

Bhagwandas in Dawn: KARACHI, Dec 20: Fifteen falcons belonging to a Saudi Arabian dignitary are reported to have been brought to Pakistan recently and sent back to the kingdom after a few days. Falcons are used by hunters, mostly from … Continue reading →

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This madness must end

Posted on November 28, 2007 by MO

Editorial in DAWN: AS in previous years, the business of slaughter will be booming this winter. Arab dignitaries have been awarded 31 special permits to hunt the houbara bustard, a locally and internationally protected species that winters in Pakistan after … Continue reading →

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Sale of rare falcon foiled

Posted on November 15, 2007 by MO | Leave a comment