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    Photos: Pakistan foils attempt to smuggle endangered falcons

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    Photos: Pakistan foils attempt to smuggle endangered falcons

    Customs officials seized 75 falcons and a houbara bustard at locations around Karachi

    Published:  October 17, 2020 18:06 AFP  and  Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor
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    Karachi: Pakistani authorities said Saturday they had foiled an attempt to smuggle dozens of endangered falcons worth more than one million dollars out of the country. Image Credit: AFP
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    Wildlife traffickers catch falcons in Pakistan's mountainous north, often to sell them for lucrative profits in the Gulf region, where hunting with the birds is a popular sport. Image Credit: AFP
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    Customs officials seized 75 falcons and a houbara bustard at locations around the southern port city of Karachi in what they called an "unprecedented" anti-smuggling operation. Image Credit: AFP
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    "The birds are listed as rare and endangered species and their trade is strictly banned," said senior customs officer Mohammad Saqif Saeed. Image Credit: AFP
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    He did not identify the species of the birds but estimated their value to be around 200 million rupees (over $1 million) on the black market. Image Credit: AFP
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    Authorities have arrested two suspects and plan to release the birds into the wild. Image Credit: AFP
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    A custom official touches a falcon that was recovered from illegal captivity. Image Credit: AFP
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    Falcons are often used by wealthy hunting parties from the Gulf who travel to Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province every winter to catch and kill the houbara. Image Credit: AFP
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    An earlier ban on the sport was overturned by Pakistan's top court. Image Credit: AFP
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    Two hundred rare falcons were reportedly exported to Qatar from Pakistan earlier this year on special permission. Image Credit: AFP
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    A customs officer (R) holds on his arm a falcon that was recovered from illegal captivity, during a press briefing with customs authorities in Karachi. Image Credit: AFP
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