200 Houbaras were released for accelerating the breeding of the species in the friendly habitat of Cholistan Desert

200 Houbaras were released for accelerating the breeding of the species in the friendly habitat of Cholistan Desert

                        BAHAWALPUR(PR) As many as 200 Houbaras were released for accelerating the breeding of the species in the friendly habitat of Cholistan Desert. These 200 Houbaras were especially imported from Abu Dhabi for releasing them in the Desert of Lal Suhanra, Bahawalpur. The project is the joint collaboration of International fund for Houbara conservation Abu Dhabi, Houbara foundation International Pakistan and Punjab Wild life department which released these Houbaras at Shaikh Muhammad Bin Zaid Deer breeding and Houbara research center, Lal Suhanra, Bahawalpur.

                                The ceremony was attended by Commissioner Bahawalpur Division Saqib Zafar, Director General International Fund for Houbara Conservation Muhammad Saleh Hussain Albedani, Acting Head of Public Relations Department International Fund for Houbara Foundation Pakistan Ali Mubarak Al-Shamsi, President of Houbara Foundation international Pakistan Brigadier retired Mukhtar Ahmad, General retired Tariq Majeed, Colonel retired Ernist Shams, Major retired Tahir Majeed, Xavier Jean Paul, Conservator of forest Faisal Haroon, Shahab Rehmani, Divisional Forest Officer Syed Jawad Hussain, Media Persons and other officers and officials of the concerned departments.

                                The participants highly appreciated the releasing of Houbaras for accelerating the pace of breeding of the precious species in the natural and friendly habitat of Cholistan Desert.