Legal and Illegal Trade of Wildlife and Domesticated Birds in District Tank, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: A Case Study of Two Local Markets (Mandies)
Legal and Illegal Trade of Wildlife and Domesticated Birds in District Tank, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: A Case Study of Two Local Markets (Mandies)
Shahid Amin1*, Muhammad Fawad Fareed2,6, Inayat Ullah3, Aziz Ur Rehman4, Umer Farooq5, Danial Bakhsh Saigra6, Ashfaq6, Alwina Begum7 and Hazrat Ali8
ABSTRACT
The commercial use of wild plants and animals is commonly referred to by means of wildlife-trade. The data was collected from two (02) unlike localities of the district Tank. The data was proofed on a questionnaire beside during animal classification, local and common names, and price for each animal in Pakistani-Rupees (PKR). A total of 13 different species of birds were being sold in Dabbara Mela and Tank Mela among which 08 were marketed legally, while 05 of them were being sold totally in a prohibited way without consent from the wildlife division. The Partridges trading of is more common in district Tank. The partridges marketing are typically illegal without any permission from the wildlife department. They are kept in cages all over their life. They are as well tamed for breeding use as well as their chicks are after that sold for an attractive amount of cash. As introduced animals and birds are totally banned thus these bazaars are not concerned with imported birds and animals. The most commonly traded family Phasianidae in the birds of district Tank.
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