Grey langur that escaped from the rehabilitation centre in Sukkur jumps tree to tree to avoid recapture. The Northern Gray Langur, also known as the Hanuman langur, escaped a rehabilitation centre in Sukkur late in Feb 2024. The Sindh Wildlife Department (SWD) rescue workers were actively engaged in attempts to catch the animal, which was […]
Tigers named Radjah and Dehli, were on the loose. In a tragic incident at Bahawalpur Zoo in Dec 2023, four tigers attacked and killed an unidentified person who had entered the zoo during the night. The trespasser fell into the tiger enclosure, where the caged animals tore him apart and consumed his remains. At 11:30 […]
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 […]
Wildlife authorities have issued a stern warning to those who bring wild animals, including tigers and lions, to political rallies. Tik-Tokers who filmed Bengal tigers in public spaces have drawn the attention of Punjab Wildlife authorities. Following the viral video on social media, Punjab Wildlife swiftly intervened, recovering the tiger and placing it in custody. […]
In Jan 2024, local tribesmen fatally shot a common leopard following reports of the animal attacking a child in the Khyber tribal district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. According to local residents, the incident occurred when an adult common leopard entered Khan Kaleem village in the Shalober area of Bara Tehsil, resulting in an attack on a child […]
The Punjab Wildlife Protection Department issued 1,242 challans against illegal poachers in Rawalpindi district in 2023. The department captured and released 10,000 wild birds and 40 wild animals and issued Rs14.202 million fine to illegal hunters in 2023. A Rawalpindi court also imposed Rs 37,000 fine on illegal poachers. The department issued 5,507 challans and […]
A Bengal tiger rescued in Islamabad over two years ago was successfully relocated to a sanctuary in South Africa this week. “Baboo” was four months old when he was found by Pakistani wildlife authorities at a vet’s office in Islamabad on December 7, 2022. He had severe malnourishment and over 10 bone fractures and has […]
The Punjab Captive Wildlife Management Committee (CWMC) has been established in Feb 2024 to oversee the maintenance and monitoring of zoos and wildlife parks across Punjab. This committee replaces the previous separate zoo management committees, which streamlined the operations and management of each zoo and wildlife park. Under the Punjab Wildlife Protection, Preservation, Conservation, and […]
Animal lover Junaid Bhimani, aka Jimmy, slid open the door to one of the numerous enclosures of the Reptile Animal Sanctuary housed within Elixir Zoo in North Nazimabad. He pulled out an Albino Burmese Python (the only one found in Pakistan according to Junaid) which instantly coiled itself around Junaid’s neck. “This one is five months old,” […]