A man was arrested for selling a Bonelli’s Eagle on Facebook in Abbottabad on Tuesday.
The man, identified as Fawad Sadeeq Sheikh, had posted pictures of the precious bird on his Facebook account after which the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Forest Department arrested him by conducitng a raid.
As per reports, the eagle has been detained by the department while a fine of Rs40,000 was imposed on the man.
According to the department, an officer disguised himself as a customer and contacted Sheikh who was selling the bird for Rs25,000. The officer called him for a meeting and arrested him.
A case has been registered under the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Wildlife and Biodiversity (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Management) Act, 2015.
