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2012-01-03 Please sign e-petition to save the last Houbara Bustards in Tunisia
Houbara Bustard Chlamydotis undulata undulata
is protected by the Tunisian law and several international conventions to which
Tunisia
is signatory. This did not prevent the near-extermination of the Tunisian
population of Houbara Bustard by poaching of the emirs of the gulf states and which was authorised during
more than 20 years by the Ben Ali regime.
At the beginning of November
the Association “Les Amis des Oiseaux” (AAO – BirdLife in Tunisia)
observed the impending threat of new poaching efforts. The AAO
informed the authorities and civil society of the poaching risks, including
organising a press conference in collaboration with other environmental
organisations.
“To date all our calls to the
Tunisian authorities remained without response”, says Claudia Feltrup
Azafzaf, Project Director at AAO. “Therefore, we ask the President of the
Republic and the current government to take a stand and to ensure that our laws
are enforced and conserve the wildlife and in particular our last Houbara
Bustards.”
“Please, sign and share the petition. Together we can help save Houbara Bustard in Tunisia”.
Please go to the BirdLife
International website. |