The animals at Lahore Zoo and Lahore Safari Park have a new best friend; one that takes the form of a block of ice. They cuddle with it, snuggle up to it and even sleep on it; all in the… Read More »Summer for Animals in Lahore is Terrible
The selfie was amazing; the tech savvy monkey a global photo-star. But lensman David Slater, whose camera was borrowed, agreed to donate 25 per cent of proceeds for protecting crested macaques in Indonesia when animal rights group Peta sued for… Read More »Expensive Selfie
David Hu was changing his infant son’s diaper when he got the idea for a study that eventually won him the Ig Nobel prize. No, not the Nobel Prize — the Ig Nobel prize, which bills itself as a reward… Read More »Collector of Dead Animal Stuff
When animals fall victim to unwarranted human intervention and ineptitude, it gives pause for reflection. Almost every week in Pakistan brings to light some distressing cases. Recently, a snow leopard — listed as a ‘vulnerable’ species with a population of… Read More »Abject State of Zoos in Pakistan
On Dec 2, 2016, CDA Wildlife officials confiscated a seven-month-old bear cub that was apparently on sale at the National Science Fair. Among the 150 stalls set up at the fair, the pavilion of Dr Rana’s Clinic was the centre… Read More »A Seven-Month-Old Bear Cub for Sale in Islamabad
Canine can sniff out the socks worn by children carrying the mosquito-borne parasites, a study finds. By Donald G. McNeil Jr. Nov. 5, 2018/ NYT Dogs have such exquisitely sensitive noses that they can detect bombs, drugs, citrus and other contraband in luggage… Read More »Dogs Can Detect Malaria. How Useful Is That?
A Bangladeshi security guard was handed a jail sentence on May 10, 2018 in Dhaka for burying alive two dogs and their 14 puppies, in what activists hailed as the country’s first ever animal cruelty conviction. Mohammad Siddique, who buried… Read More »Burying Alive Two Dogs & Their 14 Puppies
By Maneka Sanjay Gandhi Of all the species in the world, the human can do the least magic with his/her body. We cannot fly; we swim very feebly and that too above water. We cannot change color or texture, we… Read More »Fascinating Features of the Animal World
by Zofeen T. Ebrahim Marine turtles, a resilient group of creatures that have been around for over 200 million years and survived mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaur, are today facing their gravest challenge yet. Nearly all species are… Read More »Marine Turtles under Threat in the Arabian Sea
Sana Raja is a yoga instructor at the women training centre of the Social Welfare Department. Her love for animals, however, led her to do a two-year veterinary course at the Pir Mehr Ali Shah-Arid Agriculture University. She now treats… Read More »Yoga Instructor Loves Animals
