Three arrested for poaching Arabian Tahr in Oman

Oman Sunday 05/August/2018 12:17 PM
By: Times News Service
Three arrested for poaching Arabian Tahr in Oman

Muscat: Three people accused of hunting Arabian Tahr in the Jabal Qahwan Nature Reserve in South Al Sharqiyah have been arrested.

Oman's Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs said in a statement: "In cooperation with Royal Oman Police, wildlife observers in the governorate of South Sharqiyah arrested three people who had hunted three Arabian Tahr in the Jabal Qahwan Nature Reserve, where they were referred to the competent authorities for legal action to be taken against them."

The Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs has called on the public to report wildlife law violations through the toll free number 24696333.