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Monday 28 January 2019

EP13: AN UNWANTED FLIGHT| hunting of Houbara Bustard at Balochistan,PAKISTAN-fusionstories

Novel: AN UNWANTED FLIGHT

CH#13

WHY MIGRATORY HOUBARA BUSTARD ENTERED PAKISTAN VIA KPK BORDER AND STAY AT BALOCHISTAN?

‘Hey, big brown Houbara bustard, you ought to depart for Balochistan or turn back to Wazirastan to stay and to breed. This is not your place,’ many water fowls at Bannu wetland kept on suggesting him to leave the whole day. The wall of uncle goose house was also done in few hours. He sat at quiet place to wait for crane. The soreness and itching at his wound was infuriating him. Houbara tried to take off bird ring from its tiny leg but whooped with pain. The metal bird ring bid was badly fused into its swallowed leg.

‘This wound will heal up early if I continue to any dry and deserted my place. There is no idea when crane would turn up here or he may continue to India with his cousin to explore new destination. He’s like this,’ Houbara bustard hardly smiled. ‘This ridiculous long journey from Siberia till here meeting with hunters, falcons, war, hunger and strenuous over Himalayas, at Caspian coast, against Kabul and now when we entered Pakistan from KPK province, prized me a real buddy like you but I’m not really going to tell this in front of you. I’ll really miss you.’ The night was restless and chilly for nocturnal and warm blooded Houbara bustard. Early next morning he left for Balochistan towards south from KPK.

HOUBARA BUSTARDS AT BALOCHISTAN, PAKISTAN

Vivid sun, scattered bushes, spotted almond orchards, light green maize fields among dry gritty mountains tranquil his pain for while as he arrived across semi- deserted Baluchistan province. This was the most favorable place for any Houbara to stay and to breed his generation. He was feeling tired after long flight. He looked a safe place to rest among trees of berries and fell to sleep.


KILLING OF HOUBARA BUSTARD BY ARAB

‘Tur..tur..turrerr…..,’ the furious noise of firing filled in the air with terror.
Houbara bustard may slept calm for long and yet had no plan to get up early but the swift fire clatter all around stopped his heart beat. He sensed himself stock-still but the world around was not stopped. Something heavy rattled among the exposed autumn branches and fell down at loam. Few seconds later, another living buddy turned up to dust mingling it with blood. They were two Houbara bustards, may be a duo, which got hit by any hunter and bowed to ground. Male Houbara bustard died at spot but female fought for its life for about 5 minutes but defeated. Just then two men broke the berries of small, thorny bushes and found their prey pompously.
‘Oh my…,’ the witness Houbara felt his lips mumbling after awhile. He hardly peeped from a relative thick stem of berry tree from height.

ARAB PRINCE AND MINISTERS HUNTING HOUBARA BUSTARD AT BALOCHISTAN

A temporary city with luxurious tent rest houses, an out of the mark helipad and expensive, fully equipped vehicles at less populated and underdeveloped deserted province caught his first sight.  Prosperous looking, influential personalities wearing thawb with scarf on their heads were cherishing all around. Many locals in shalwar qamees were serving them with their prey. Yes, they were absolutely Arab princes who migrated too from Middle East to chase the Houbara bustards which are constrained to migrate from colder regions of Siberia and Mongolia to breed and to sustain their fabrication at warmer winters at Pakistan. 

HOUBARA BUSTARD’S MEAT SEEK PLEASURABLE LIFE, A MYTH

The smell of Bar B Q of birds overwhelmed the temporary town. Food was being served from recognized royal catering services.
 also see: HOW MANY HOUBARA BUSTARD KILLED BY ARAB PRINCES AT BALUCHISTAN IN LAST YEARS? 



Houbara bustard’s meat has bizarre supremacy to boost the energies of anyone and helps to stalk for the pleasurable life. This myth at Arab world yet has not been proven scientifically but still causes the brutal hunting and feasting of poor migratory Houbara bustards.
Government of Pakistan issues the permit to Arab princes and ministers in specified areas to hunt the migratory birds; may be as token of gratitude to their rich allies. Then high courts and communal campaigners awake on brutal hunting and this series put on ban for few years. This vicious circle is still on its way.
‘Chi…chi…ooo..,’ scary mumbling and whooping from somewhere close grabbed his attention at once. Three baby Houbara bustards were peeping out of their nest at top branch at an opposite wild berry tree. They appeared to be hatched just a day ago. Houbara bustard instantly flew up to them.
‘Your parents are seemed to be just killed by these hunters.’ He thought of just died two fowl in front of him. He went gloomy.
‘You must have to wait till dusk then I’ll search for any food for you,’ Houbara bustard consoled the brood. The stars were shinning and clear on winter sky to contend the full moon at that night. The artificial lights at temporary town were creaking mysterious panorama all around. The sound of helicopter and private jet planes broke the deep silence. The royal guests seemed to be on their way back. Houbara bastard flew out of its hide out and looked for any seeds and roots from bushes around. A lot of Houbara bustards also dared to fly free at departure of hunters. Large and heavy brown bird with black markings on their wings the Houbara bustards fly towards deserts of Pakistan from Siberia and Mongolia to  get away of harsh winters. They lay big brown dotted eggs among bushes and trees and give forth new born in mild winters.
‘We’ll move forward to Cholistan desert, Punjab tomorrow which is safer,’ many of them were planning.  At his second attempt, he successfully grabbed two earthworms to feed those orphan little Houbara bustards. In grateful chirping of those young he closed his eyes from his grumbled wound whose soreness was mounting with time.
He became drowsy and rest beside big stone. He was shivering with cold and temperature.
‘So, this journey had to end up like this,’ he closed his eyes. He felt his mother fluttering and twittering around him.
‘Come here, he’s over here,’ someone approached closer.
‘Oh, he appeared to be contagion. Use gloves and mask before holding him,’ there was another familiar voice.
‘Don’t worry. I’m on it.’ In a while a very sharp pine needle pierced in Houbara bastard’s body. Someone opened its mouth and poured few drops in it and put him up to a vehicle.
Houbara bustard hardly opened his eyes. He was feeling very able-bodied now. ‘Zain and Yong!  They are culprit who ringed my leg. I left them at Siberia busy with their zoology project when I started off,’ Houbara bustard drowned in surprise.


BIRD RING HELPS TO KNOW ABOUT BIRD'S ROUTES AND LIFE

‘I’m sorry dear Houbara bustard, you suffered because of us,’ Yong came closer and cut the metal ring from his leg. He whooped with pain but then felt free of fuss. He angrily pulled its leg behind.
‘Oh, don’t get angry, Mr. Vagabond. We were behind you to set you free from this ring since you started but you didn’t stay at a single place and kept on drifting to one country to another. By bird ring we were able to locate your location and physical condition but for detailed examination we require this ring to be cut off at end. All other birds with rings reached their destinations in time but you both were quite difficult to locate and now see your buddy Siberian crane is still missing,’ Zain grinned on Houbara bustard’s expressions.
‘We’ve to finish our project about destinations and breeding of migratory birds at our university only you two were left,’ Yong checked the metal bird ring for final results. There were numbers and markings on the small ring which were attached to their GPRS system.
‘Where may be the Siberian crane? Why can’t I locate her since morning?’ Zain checked his monitor.
‘A spy Siberian crane from Pakistan has just been arrested with the help of drones near Rajasthan border. There was a detective ring with camera on its leg. Investigations are on go. We’ll keep on providing you with updates,’ there was headline news on all Indian channels about spy crane on internet.
‘Oh my… Siberian crane crossed the Pakistani border too and indians have arrested him by thinking his ordinary bird ring as spy tool,’ Houbara bustard, Zain and Yong held their heads….
TO BE CONTINUED 
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