Finance division releases Rs250 million to protect Houbara bustards
Indiscriminate hunting of Houbara bustard has led to an alarming decline in their population
The prime minister had earlier granted approval for the endowment fund for migratory birds
ISLAMABAD:
The Finance Division on Thursday established a Rs250 million endowment fund for the conservation of Houbara bustard and other migratory birds.
In October, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif approved the creation of the fund for migratory birds, including the MacQueen’s bustard – also known as the Asian houbara – in Pakistan.
The fund has been designed to provide a lasting solution for conservation and habitat protection of the birds in Pakistan, Prime Minister’s Focal Person on Green Pakistan Programme (GPP) Rizwan Mehboob had said following approval of the fund.
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Mehboob also said the fund would develop conservation, propagation and artificial breeding initiatives for bustards and other migratory birds, manage and restore migratory bird habitats, such as protected areas and conservancies, protect endangered species of migratory birds, their habitats and ecosystems, and support wildlife management and security operations by provincial governments.
Earlier this month, authorities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa imposed a province-wide ban on the hunting of the Houbara bustard over reports that the federal government had allowed Qatari Royal Prince Sheikh Abdullah bin Ali al Thani to hunt the bird during the hunting season 2016-2017.
K-P slaps ban on Houbara bustard hunting
The indiscriminate hunting of houbara bustard has led to an alarming decline in their population. The species was declared vulnerable after its global population dwindled by more than 60 per cent.
The Finance Division on Thursday established a Rs250 million endowment fund for the conservation of Houbara bustard and other migratory birds.
In October, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif approved the creation of the fund for migratory birds, including the MacQueen’s bustard – also known as the Asian houbara – in Pakistan.
The fund has been designed to provide a lasting solution for conservation and habitat protection of the birds in Pakistan, Prime Minister’s Focal Person on Green Pakistan Programme (GPP) Rizwan Mehboob had said following approval of the fund.
Arab Houbara bustard hunters’ convoy attacked in Panjgur
Mehboob also said the fund would develop conservation, propagation and artificial breeding initiatives for bustards and other migratory birds, manage and restore migratory bird habitats, such as protected areas and conservancies, protect endangered species of migratory birds, their habitats and ecosystems, and support wildlife management and security operations by provincial governments.
Earlier this month, authorities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa imposed a province-wide ban on the hunting of the Houbara bustard over reports that the federal government had allowed Qatari Royal Prince Sheikh Abdullah bin Ali al Thani to hunt the bird during the hunting season 2016-2017.
K-P slaps ban on Houbara bustard hunting
The indiscriminate hunting of houbara bustard has led to an alarming decline in their population. The species was declared vulnerable after its global population dwindled by more than 60 per cent.