In late May 2022 , the Wildlife Department Rawalpindi Division arrested 12 men in different parts of the city for selling sanda oil, illegal black partridges and other unlicensed wild animals and birds. They recovered 13 sanda or spiny-tailed lizards, five black partridges, and wild parrots from their possessions, and registered cases against them. The […]
Pet owners, retailers, veterinarians and importers on May 21, 22 staged a protest in Karachi against the ban on import of pet food, and asked the Chief Justice of Pakistan to take notice of the situation. The protesters gathered outside the animal care center located in the DHA neighborhood, holding placards inscribed with slogans against […]
In May 2022, South Punjab Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Captain (retd) Saqib Zafar sent a report to the chief minister regarding the mauling of a child by stray dogs. The report also held Lodhran District Council Chief Officer responsible for negligence. The report states that despite instructions from the government to carry out a dog-culling […]
On May 19, 2022, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) banned the import and export of falcons, while seeking a list of rare breed animals. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs gives temporary permission for import and then they are also exported, the lawyer told the court. By importing old falcons, they export our young falcons, the […]
Zoo workers give a bath to the elephants at the Karachi Zoo on an extremely hot afternoon in May 2022. A heatwave emergency has been declared in the Ayub National Park zoo because of the unusual rise in temperature in Rawalpindi to save animals from heatstroke and dehydration. Water ponds have been established in cages […]
The governmental departments have ignored the impact rampant shifts in the climate will have on the country’s wildlife. Extinctions are becoming normal and where once used to be natural habitats have made way for development projects. Even if the population of some wild animals in controlled environments is increasing, their breeding has seen a steep […]
A lion cub peeks out of a window of a flat in the PECHS area of Karachi. Punjab Wildlife launched a crackdown on those who keep lions and tigers in private homes. A citizen who kept a lion cub in his house in Tajpura area was fined Rs 20,000. Secretary Forest and Wildlife Punjab Shahid […]
Rampant deforestation, an increased usage of harmful pesticides on crops, and a lack of orchards is gradually pushing honey bees towards extinction in the country. Four types of bees are found in Pakistan, as per entomologists, namely Domna, Pahari, Chhoti, and European – which is colloquially known as Eruopi bee and was brought to the […]
In April 2022, in the villages of Banda Peer Khan, Kareem Abad, Maira Batang, Kaloor, Chuntry, Tarhanna, Boji, and Mary Pattyan the standing wheat crops have been destroyed by the wild boars that were coming in flocks and attacking the crop. The farmers said that the flocks of wild boars have eaten a small portion […]
In April 2022, a petition was filed in the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Khurram Saleem Mirza seeking registration of a case against two locals under murder provisions for poisoning to death a pair of dogs and their six one-month-old pups in the Satellite Town area of Rawalpindi. The court allowed the petition […]