How far is this statement true: "Arab Sheikhs go to Pakistan to hunt endangered species"?

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Actually, these statements are quite true. It is well known that Arab sheikhs from Gulf States hunted many species of endangered wildlife, including Arabian gazelle and Arabian ostrich, in the Arabian Peninsula to the point of extinction using powerful 4WD vehicles, rifles and machine guns, and even helicopters and planes. Currently, the most relentlessly hunted animal by Arab sheikhs is the houbara bustard causing many populations of the bird to disappear. Legalized hunting was started as the preservation method for local wild animal habitat, but because of the present corruption in the country it failed its main mission. Government’s inability to monitor the actual numbers of animal killings versus legally allowed numbers makes it hard to control the hunters. Flourishing corruption in the country is the main barrier in preserving winter habitat houbara bustard. http://www.american.edu/TED/pakistan-hunting.htm Mar 03 08, 7:50 AM

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Falcon hunting is very popular with Arab sheikhs - also in Pakistan. To Arab oil sheiks falcon hunting is a passion beyond compare. Birds regularly command prices of $25,000 and can go for as much as $1 million. Since his youth, Alan Parrot (yes, that’s really his name, pronounced Pa Ro) has raised and trained these birds of prey in a part of the world where many aspire to hunt bigger game—Americans and Westerners. http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=58936571-070F-41A8-8AD5-AA2D7AD336D2 Mar 03 08, 7:59 AM