The ongoing lockdown in view of Code 19 saw a sharp increase in poaching in some parts of Pakistan, which also forced the wildlife department to take action.Due to limited movement in Khair Pakhtunkhwa Province, wildlife has become more prevalent in the human population, while poachers have hunted relentlessly, from birds, partridges and chakors to large animals.
Hunting of rare animals requires permission from the wildlife department. While the department sets some rules regarding hunting. In such a situation, what about the social media through which the authorities took massive action against the law violators and also imposed fines on the persons concerned as punishment.
Hunting in lockdown and proudly presenting it on social media
The BBC has learned that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Wildlife Department has also cracked down on individuals who illegally hunted rare animals and then proudly shared photos or videos with their victims on social media. Continue to
A rare case of hunting these birds and animals also involved the hunting of a rare conch, also known as a hooded crane, which is believed to have entered Pakistan for the first time.
In addition to hunting rare animals, some people have crossed the line in normal hunting. Like a man 'hunting nine hundred and fifty Eurasian birds', someone illegally raised a lion at home and you and someone else hunted a bear and a female Markhor cub. Similarly, a man killed more than 60 sparrows and hawks.
All this was being proudly presented on social media by the poachers and the authorities took action.
According to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Wildlife Department, they have cracked down on about 300 such people in just a few months.
It may be recalled that under the social distance guidelines in the province, people were urged to confine themselves to their homes.
In the spring, large numbers of migratory birds come and pass through different parts of Pakistan. This time, since the corona virus caused a lockdown and people were homeless, they started hunting birds and animals and posted them on social media pages.
SM VIRAL POSTHooded crane or corner
In an area of Malakand Division, some friends went hunting and saw a rare bird which they shot dead with their own gun.
These friends posted their pictures on social media in which the three friends kept taking selfies with this bird. According to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Wildlife Department, it was a hooded crane or corner that was first seen in Pakistan.
This angle is rare and smaller in size than other angles but still up to about one meter. This bird is from Siberia but is found in large numbers in Japan.
District Forest officials of Malakand Division said that the young poachers posted pictures on social media on which the concerned officials have identified the poachers and registered a case. But due to the corona virus, no progress has been made in the court proceedings so far.
965 Sparrow
In the southern district of Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a young man hunted about 965 Eurasian birds and posted pictures on social media.
The incident took place in Kalachi near Dera Ismail Khan last month when hunter Muhammad Sajid posted pictures of slaughtered birds on Facebook. Surprisingly, such a large number of these innocent birds were hunted and then put in a pot and made into their food.
SM VIRAL POSTAccording to Forest Office officials, the hunter posted pictures on social media to show his fame and perfection, which went viral. They then formed a team and began searching for the young man, and his whereabouts were soon identified.
According to officials, the hunter was found with the help of police but he was not present at his house after which he reached the office on his own. Action was taken against the accused under the law but the accused sought payment of a fine for which he was fined Rs. 115,000.
The area of Dera Ismail Khan and the nearby Tank district is an important air route for migratory birds and is also hunted in these areas. Since the outbreak of the corona virus, the wildlife department has registered about 250 cases and taken action against them.
Ambulance Corners (Demo Crane)
It is hunted in the areas of Lakki Marwat, Dera Ismail Khan, Tank and then in the Zhob district of Balochistan in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, but has recently been banned by local districts.
Demolition corners were hunted in some areas of Balochistan and were being brought to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab. The birds were hidden in an ambulance.
Authorities said about 67 cones were recovered from the Drabin area within Dera Ismail Khan, two of which had been killed. The accused were arrested after which the accused demanded payment of fine instead of court proceedings for which they have been fined Rs. 350,000.
Lion advertising on social media
The lion was kept in an under-construction oil refinery in Kohat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The tiger was illegally kept and pictures of it were posted on social media. According to the wildlife department, they were informed about this but it was not confirmed. However, after coming on social media, they took action and identified the place and with the help of the local administration, the lion was brought to the office where veterinary doctors Inspected and then the lion was shifted to Peshawar Zoo where he is in good condition.
The department has taken action on the crime of keeping a lion in a residential or private place but so far no progress has been made.
Markhor of Chitral (Ibex)
CHITRAL WILDLIFE DEPARTMENTRare animals are found in different parts of Pakistan, including markhors, and these markhors are found in Chitral, Gilgit-Baltistan and the southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa mountain range of Mount Solomon. In these areas, these large-horned wild goats are usually brown.
According to reports, a hunter and his three accomplices went out to hunt with a gun in Bozand village of Torkho Tehsil. The men illegally hunted ibex, which Wildlife Department officials cracked down on, and recovered a gun and slaughtered animals from their possession.
One of them was Mir Ghazi. He told the BBC that since there were leopards and other animals in the area, he had taken a gun with him. There was a baby goat by the river, which was shot and killed by a companion. On their way back, they stopped them and recovered a slaughtered wild goat calf, he said. He was fined Rs 200,000.
Mir Ghazi said that they are poor people and they do not hunt. This hunting of a wild goat was an accident.
The relentless hunting of partridges and chakras
In Bannu District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a man named Muhammad Rashid uploaded pictures of hunted partridges and chakras on his social media account. Wildlife officials arrived at his home.
Officials said they learned from social media that some 40 khaki partridges, eight black partridges, 10 chakors and six sissies had been hunted. Officials took legal action and fined him.
When contacted by the BBC, Rashid said there were not as many birds as reported in the report. He admitted that he had paid the fine.
Is hunting illegal?
Hunting is not a crime in the country and it is not illegal if all legal avenues are taken for it and a license is obtained from the concerned authorities.
A senior wildlife official told the BBC on condition of anonymity that the department takes action against those who do not respect the law.
He said that action is being taken against those who hunt wild animals or birds without any shooting license. That is, people who transgress.
"Because the license specifies the number of bags that can be fired from a gun in a day and how many birds can be hunted." Hunting is permitted in certain seasons, and birds of prey that are prohibited cannot be hunted.
He said that action is also taken against those who are more cruel or do not have a soft spot for them.
When asked if raising lions is a crime, he said yes, lions cannot be raised in homes.
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