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Locals say Arab falconers have uplifted impoverished communities in Pakistani hunting towns

  • Falconers from Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar and Bahrain arrive in Pakistan to hunt houbara bustard birds between December to February every year
  • World Wildlife Fund and other conservationists have raised alarm about continued hunting of the species in the absence of annual population surveys
By RAJA RIAZ ·

Pakistan foils attempt to smuggle endangered falcons

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