reg ulated ▁and ▁causing ▁unknown ▁redu ctions ▁of ▁wild ▁populations ▁of ▁native ▁Mor oc can ▁wild life . ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁proxim ity ▁of ▁northern ▁Mor oc co ▁to ▁Europe , ▁species ▁such ▁as ▁c act i , ▁tort o ises , ▁m amm al ▁sk ins , ▁and ▁high - value ▁birds ▁( fal cons ▁and ▁b ust ards ) ▁are ▁har v ested ▁in ▁various ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁export ed ▁in ▁appreci able ▁quantities , ▁with ▁especially ▁large ▁volumes ▁of ▁e el ▁har v ested ▁– ▁ 6 0 ▁tons ▁export ed ▁to ▁the ▁Far ▁East ▁in ▁the ▁period ▁ 2 0 0 9 ‒ 2 0 1 1 . ▁▁ ▁Polit ics ▁▁ ▁Mor oc co ▁was ▁an ▁author itar ian ▁regime ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Dem ocracy ▁Index ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁The ▁Fre edom ▁of ▁the ▁Press ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁report ▁gave ▁it ▁a ▁rating ▁of ▁" Not ▁Free ". ▁This ▁has ▁improved ▁since , ▁however , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Mor oc co ▁was ▁upgrad ed ▁to ▁being ▁a ▁" hy brid ▁regime " ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Dem ocracy ▁Index ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁the ▁Fre edom ▁of ▁the ▁Press ▁report ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁found ▁that ▁Mor oc co ▁was ▁" partial ly ▁free ". ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁elections , ▁a ▁coal ition ▁government ▁head ed ▁by ▁opposition ▁social ist ▁leader ▁Ab der rah man