Tag Archives: hunting

Licence to kill

By MO | Published: December 24, 2009
Editorial in Dawn: IT seemed that sanity would prevail this year but the end result was quite the opposite. It was earlier reported that no special permits had been awarded this time round for the annual slaughter of the houbara bustard, an endangered migratory bird that is ostensibly protected under Pakistani and international law. However, it [...]
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BATTAGRAM: Black bear cubs recovered, poachers held

By MO | Published: June 16, 2008
BATTAGRAM: Black bear cubs recovered, poachers held
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Amendment to wildlife protection laws sought

By MO | Published: April 23, 2008
Amendment to wildlife protection laws sought
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Cranes are Crying against criminals

By MO | Published: March 20, 2008
Cranes are Crying against criminals Killing fields for migratory birds in Dera Ghazi Khan.
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Extinction Trade

By MO | Published: March 6, 2008
Extinction Trade: Endangered animals are the new blood diamonds as militias and warlords use poaching to fund death.
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NGOs for strict implementation of hunting ban

By MO | Published: January 30, 2008
Report in DAWN: MITHI, Jan 29: Marooara, a network of more than 60 non-governmental organisations, has demanded a complete ban on hunting of near-extinct species of animals and stern action against poachers and hunters. The chairman of Marooara coordination council Obhayo Junejo, project coordinator of Society for Conservation and Protection of Environment (Scope) Bharumal Armani, and [...]
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Two held for deer hunting

By MO | Published: January 24, 2008
Two held for deer hunting
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This madness must end

By MO | Published: November 28, 2007
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 travelling from its breeding grounds in Central Asia, China and Mongolia. Each licence carries a ‘bag [...]
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Bustard hunting permits issued to Gulf leaders

By MO | Published: November 27, 2007
Bustard hunting permits issued to Gulf leaders
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Poaching lessons

By MO | Published: October 26, 2007
Editorial in DAWN: PAKISTAN needs to study the case of Salman Khan. The Indian actor was arrested and charged with seven years’ imprisonment for hunting the black buck, a serious criminal offence in India. His case has shown that no matter how popular or influential a person is, he/she is not above the law. This message [...]
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