Initiative Under way to Reduce Bird Hunting in North Africa
2004-11-24
UK-based BirdLife International recently launched a three-year sustainable hunting initiative to ensure a safer flight path for migrating birds as they move through North Africa and the Middle East. Hunters kill millions of birds annually as they migrate through the region, with a significant proportion shot or trapped in North Africa and the Middle East.
"We aim to promote more sustainable hunting practices, and make local people aware of the dangers facing the fragile stream of migrating birds which passes spectacularly through their skies each year," said David Thomas of BirdLife. The project aims to strengthen the way in which bird hunting is managed to reduce excessive, indiscriminate and illegal hunting in the region. (albawaba.com)
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