Seeks to buck hunting trend
Halabja village resident chooses to release captured chukars into the wild
TAWELLA – A resident of Tawella in the governorate of Halabja has decided to cease the hunting of mountain birds, releasing the chukars previously captured back into their natural habitat.
The individual, who has been hunting mountain birds in the area for several years, took the captured birds to the Forest and Environment Police Station in Biara, Halabja, where they were released back into the wild.
Haval Mohammed Saeed, from the communications department of the Halabja Forest and Environment Police, praised the citizen’s environmentally friendly decision in a statement to 964media. “Our station in Biara was informed by this citizen who made such a decision, and we gladly welcomed this positive gesture,” he said.
According to Saeed, the Tawella resident has been involved in bird hunting for over a decade and hopes that his decision will inspire other hunters in the Halabja area to reconsider their actions and stop hunting.
The Halabja Forest and Environment Department shared a video showing the individual releasing two previously captured chukars from a sack into the wild.
In a similar instance of wildlife conservation, a resident of the Kamouski village in the Koya’s Siktan sub-district reported the release of a captured male chukar back into nature.
Osman Kak Ahmed has made the decision to release a domestically raised bird back into nature, highlighting the bird’s fighting spirit and beauty.
In a video, Osman Kak Ahmed referred to the bird as a male with a combative nature and striking appearance. He chose to release the bird into an area near his village known for its female chukars, stating, “For God’s sake and in this holy month of Ramadan, I release this male chukar back to the female ones.”
The video reveals that, despite being set free, the bird initially stays close to Osman, demonstrating the bond formed during its domestication before eventually returning to the wild.
Nearly two weeks ago, Sharifi Haji Rasul, a resident of Sulaymaniyah, released 100 chukar partridges into the Hawari Shar Park on Tuesday, adding to his ongoing commitment to wildlife preservation.