To say that vultures are underappreciated would be putting it mildly. With their diet of carrion and their featherless heads, the birds are often viewed with disgust. But they have long provided a critical cleaning service by devouring the dead.… Read More »Crisis for Vultures in India Leading to Human Deaths
For migrating birds, fall brings difficulty and danger. To reach warm winter climes, many birds must fly hundreds or thousands of miles, expend immense amounts of energy and successfully dodge storms, skyscrapers and other potential threats. Still, scientists have long… Read More »Why Do Birds Migrate?
CrowTrax, a website started eight years ago by Jim O’Leary, a Vancouver resident, has since received over 8,000 reports of crow attacks in the leafy city, where crows are relatively abundant. Such encounters stretch well beyond the Pacific Northwest. Renowned… Read More »Crows Can Keep a Grudge for 17 Years
Eurasian and Himalayan vultures were observed in a housing society located in the southwest area of Lahore Experts speculate that the vultures may have ventured into the area in search of sustenance due to adverse weather conditions in the northern… Read More »Eurasian and Himalayan Vultures Sighted in Lahore in April 2024
Punjab Wildlife Department Director General Mudassir Riaz Malik has directed field officers to focus on recovering illegally poached birds, particularly falcons and quails, rather than merely issuing fines and challans. The instructions were given during a video-link meeting with field… Read More »Recovering Falcons
Climate change has not only impacted humans, but also cast devastating effects on wildlife, which in turn exacerbates the environment, particularly in the large cities like Lahore. In the last few decades, more than 170 species of birds have become… Read More »170 Bird Species Have Become Extinct in the Punjab
A black-rumped flameback woodpecker was sighted on a tall tree near Jinnah Terminal, thrilling bird-watchers in Karachi. Though it is uncommon to find this bird species in urban areas, it is widely found in the plains of Pakistan. The woodpecker,… Read More »Rare Sighting of Woodpecker
A crackdown has been initiated against the illegal netting of falcons and quails in Peshawar district and its outskirts. In light of instructions issued by the Secretary Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Department of Climate Change, Forests, Environment, and Wildlife, a comprehensive joint operation… Read More »KP Wildlife Department Launches Crackdown on Netting of Falcons
Parakeets used to be relatively widespread in Pakistan as recently as a generation ago, with many older residents of South Punjab especially being able to recall a time when they were a regular sight, especially around forests and rural areas.… Read More »Parakeets in Pakistan at Risk
Pakistan is in danger of losing one of its famed birds, the Alexandrine parrot, which is already on a global list of near-endangered species due to multiple factors, most of them human-made. Habitat alteration, pollution, poaching and illegal trade are… Read More »Alexandrine Parrots Getting Extinct
