Though Islamabad's marvelous infrastructure and well planning is a pride for me as a Pakistani, I did have regrets about the city being built in a forested area at the expense of the wild life and possibly the ecosystem.
Now I truly regret the fact that the city was built in such an area especially after reading this news report.
Locating the Pakistani capital-or any city- in the middle of wilderness is the worst mistake any country can make. Even worse is the way the Islamabad authorities seem to be handling the situation of wild boars as per the news report.
The forest and Margalla Hills are the boar's natural habitat. Who are human beings to inhabit their lands and try to get rid of them? But of course since this moral and ethical question will have no meaning to our government and people, the only other way is seeking a beneficial solution.
If the government wants to keep the boar out of the city by killing it, the best solution is to export the meat abroad for food consumption. This could not only reduce the boar problem but also generate profits to the country.
Poisoning wild animals or reducing their habitat could leave an impact on the ecosystem, affecting all of us. Another and even more effective way would be using fenced areas to keep the boars in and use them as garbage consumers. It would be useful for the environment.
But since there are limited funds for that, I would go for the first option which is to kill them for the meat and export it abroad.
An even better solution would be to create large dens to keep the boars in and use the them to consume all the garbage waste in order to recycle it.
Whichever way it is done is not the point. The point is it should be done in a careful method without hurting the environment or the ecosystem. Looking at the ecosystem is the best way to find ways to preserve it and control pests who threaten it.
I may add more to this post later on, but that's all I can think of for now.
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