The provincial government, in a bid to curb illegal hunting, has proposed the confiscation of weapons as a punishment for wildlife poachers. Whereas, trophy hunting quotas for the Punjab Aryal and the Himalayan Ibex species is yet to be decided by the federal government. “We want to bring the quality of wildlife in Punjab at par with European countries,” commented Punjab Wildlife Honorary Game Warden Badar Munir, while addressing the province’s conservation efforts. The previous year, almost 2,800 poachers were fined for a sum of Rs19 million by Punjab Wildlife for poaching various birds and animals. Hunting birds and animals during breeding season is a tantamount crime, which directly affects animal population and jeopardises the survival of endangered species,” Munir told The Express Tribune.

Source: The Express Tribune October 23, 2020 04:18 UTC