Friday Times/ Feb 2024/ Rina S. Khan The world over the trend is to decommission old zoos and not set up any new zoo. After all, we are living in the era of climate change, which is currently threatening a growing number of species, as a recent update of the International Union of Conservation of […]
February 3, 2024 Started by Ayesha Khan We, the undersigned, express our deep concern and objection to the plans of the CDA to “reclaim” administrative control of and “restore” the Islamabad zoo in violation of the Islamabad High Court decisions to hand over management of the zoo to the Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) and have […]
By Emma Marris/ June 11, 2021/ NYT Ms. Marris is an environmental writer and the author of the forthcoming book “Wild Souls: Freedom and Flourishing in the Non-Human World.” After being captives of the pandemic for more than a year, we have begun experiencing the pleasures of simple outings: dining al fresco, shopping with a […]
Kaavan makes his movie debut with Cher and the Loneliest Elephant on April 22 The documentary follows Cher on her journey as she fights legal battles and executive difficulties to free the elephant. A documentary on the ‘world’s loneliest elephant’, Kaavan’s journey from solitary confinement in Pakistan to a sanctuary in Cambodia is going to […]
The Capital Development (CDA) and Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) have once again locked horns in a legal battle over the possession of Islamabad’s desolated Zoo. On June 23, 2020, a ceremony was arranged where the CDA was supposed to hand over the zoo to the IWLB in light of an order of the Islamabad High […]
Cages lie empty at Islamabad Zoo after more than 400 animals were shifted to Ayub National Park in Rawalpindi. Some 44 new wild animals have been moved to Jungle World of Ayub National Park from Islamabad Zoo. The Army Heritage Foundation (AHF) has been assigned the responsibility to look after the animals. The new additions […]
In The Islamabad High Court, Islamabad (Judicial Department) W.P. No.1155/2019 Islamabad Wildlife Management Board through its Chairman versus Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad through its Mayor & 4 others Athar Minallah, C.J. “A good deed done to an animal is as meritorious as a good deed done to a human being, while an act of cruelty […]
Kavaan fell into the moat one evening and was pulled out the next morning. There seems to be no end to the suffering of Kavaan – the lone elephant at the Islamabad Zoo – as the animal spent an entire chilly and rainy night in the moat in March 2020. Officials in the zoo said […]
The zoo of mighty players and their petty politics by Hassan Shahzad The News/ April 27, 2020 Animals have climbed down Margalla Hills and gates of walking trails have been closed to save human beings from them. Similarly, gates of Islamabad Zoo have been closed to save animals from human beings as spread of coronavirus […]
Citizens and animal welfare organisations held a protest outside Islamabad Zoo on Oct 12, 2019 in against animal cruelty. The movement #VoicefortheVoiceless aims to compel the government and society to adopt humane practices and stop animal cruelty effective immediately. Renowned actor Mishi Khan and others joined the protest. The protesters carried placards with demands to […]