In a souk in Ben Arous: A protected raptor put up for sale
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- 26 Apr 2022
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Displayed for sale in an anarchic souk in Ben Arous, a circaète-jean-le blanc, called Boulahnech in Tunisian dialect, awaited its buyer this Thursday, April 21 for the modest sum of one hundred dinars. Despite its status as a rare species protected by law, it found itself alongside makeshift fruit and vegetable stalls. In the absence of control and because of contempt for the law, poachers are still rubbing their hands.
Although its possession, sale and hunting are prohibited by law in Tunisia, poachers do not hesitate to ignore this prohibition, for derisory sums. The proof, this very young and beautiful raptor with very thick feathers and keen eyesight has found himself at the mercy of a fanatic who doesn't care as much about the preservation of rare species.
As soon as he was informed, Hichem Azafzaf, president of the association Les Amis des Oiseaux (AAO), took matters into his own hands and filed a complaint on the stop-braconnage.com site which was created by this association and which is dedicated to poaching. protected species. In this complaint, it was indicated the name of the raptor in question, the place of sale as well as the price offered by the seller and this in the hope of recovering this rare bird. Read More…
