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MattSh

(3,714 posts) Wed Apr 23, 2014, 03:17 AM Apr 2014

This Saudi prince is accused of killing 2,000 endangered birds while on safari in Pakistan

Jeez. Happy Earth Day.

A Saudi prince has been accused of killing 2,000 endangered birds during a safari in Pakistan earlier this year.

The birds, known as houbara bustards, are on the brink of extinction and protected globally under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.

Each winter, they migrate from central Asia to the warmer climate of Pakistan.

Prince Fahd bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, better known as Prince Fahd bin Sultan, is said to have gunned down 1,977 of the birds on reserved and protected areas over 21 days in January, the Karachi-based Dawn newspaper reported.

http://www.juancole.com/2014/04/killing-endangered-pakistan.html

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This Saudi prince is accused of killing 2,000 endangered birds while on safari in Pakistan (Original Post) MattSh Apr 2014 OP

really surprised they shot them... Javaman Apr 2014 #1

Greed, overindulgence - that is really sick. seaglass Apr 2014 #2

Jihad? yuiyoshida Apr 2014 #3

Disgusting beyond words. Coventina Apr 2014 #4

we don't deserve this planet warrior1 Apr 2014 #5

Javaman

(62,532 posts)

1. really surprised they shot them...

Reply to MattSh (Original post)

Wed Apr 23, 2014, 08:37 AM

Apr 2014

Arabian princes have for centuries gone to the waziristan area of Pakistan for falcon hunting.

if you ever get the chance read the book "Pakistan: In the Shadow of Jihad and Afghanistan"