Man fined for illegally hunting rare bird in Parachinar

The Environment Ministry of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has fined a man Rs 40,000 for illegally hunting a rare pheasant in Parachinar.

Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam, shared the news on social media, saying that “PTI believes in wildlife preservation through strict enforcement of the new Wildlife Protection Act.”

He lauded authorities for apprehending and penalising the person for his crime within a day of illegally hunting this “rare and beautiful Monal Pheasant”.

#PTI believes in wildlife preservation thru a strict enforcement of the new @KPGovernment #WildlifeProtectionAct – Good effort by @kpfewdepartment to catch and penalize this person (Rs 40000) within a day of illegally hunting this rare and beautiful #Monal #Pheasant pic.twitter.com/0FeL4zTWlC

— Malik Amin Aslam (@aminattock) November 4, 2020

According to details, the Himalayan Monal is a pheasant native to Himalayan forests and shrublands. It is native to the KP province and has been recorded in Kaghan, Palas Valley, and Azad Kashmir. The main threat to the species is poaching, as the crest is valuable. It is thought to bring status to its wearer and is a symbol of authority.

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Meanwhile, Federal Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain and senior PML-N leader Khawaja Asif condemned the act of illegal hunting the rare bird.

“So upsetting,” said Fawad, while Asif called the act “despicable”.

So upsetting how can you kill such beautiful bird? Punishments yes but such fellows needs some Taleem aur tarbiat n moral education… bohat hi koi Chawal admi hai https://t.co/aUww7fX4hz

— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) November 4, 2020

Despicable, shameful.. https://t.co/DNG4UtpNKY

— Khawaja M. Asif (@KhawajaMAsif) November 4, 2020