This Saudi prince is accused of killing 2,000 endangered birds while on safari in Pakistan

Juan Cole 04/23/2014

This Saudi prince is accused of killing 2,000 endangered birds while on safari in Pakistan (via GlobalPost)

Jeez. Happy Earth Day. A Saudi prince has been accused of killing 2,000 endangered birds during a safari in Pakistan earlier this year. More from GlobalPost: These cities are among the greenest in the world The birds, known as houbara bustards, are…

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Juan Cole is the founder and chief editor of Informed Comment and Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History at the University of Michigan. He is author of, among many other books, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires. Follow him at @jricole.