By: Times News Service
Muscat: Arab gazelles deers were illegally hunted and law enforcement officers were threatened with weapons in Ras Al Shajer Nature Reserve.
A statement issued online by the Office of Conservation of the Environment said: ”On the evening of Tuesday, May 18, 2021, the Ras Al Shajer Nature Reserve Arab gazelles sniped, and law enforcement officers were threatened with weapons while performing their duties.”
In cooperation with the Royal Oman Police, the driver of the vehicle was arrested and the vehicle used in the wildlife violation was seized. In it, night binoculars, a flashlight, a knife, and bags containing 6 Arab gazelles were found, which were caught by bullets and slaughtered.