Over 7,000 birds were found hidden under caned baskets atop the roof of a passenger bus travelling to the metropolis from Larkana, said officials of the Sindh Wildlife Department in Feb 2021. The birds were taken into custody and then released into the wild in a span of few hours. A passenger coach, named Al-Riaz Coach, […]
In January 2024, the Sindh Wildlife Department (SWD) has initiated the population census of migratory birds flying in from some of the world’s coldest regions, including Siberia. These birds fly to the water bodies and sea waters in Karachi and rural Sindh. The bird census will continue until mid-March, utilizing a combination of conventional and […]
In 2020, when humans were locked in, wildlife flourished in Sindh. More birds were witnessed flying across the skies and among the animals on the ground, some even dared to come out of their obscure recesses, foraying near human settlements. Enhanced Protection Moreover, wild animals in the province found increased protection under the Sindh Wildlife […]
Often we see there is no reward for good deeds, but there is punishment for even the slightest misdemeanour. Given this state of our society, it should not come as a surprise that a kind and responsible senior official of the Sindh Wildlife Department (SWD) has, reportedly, been suspended for seizing migratory birds trapped by […]
An Indian Kite (bird of prey) was found hanging on a treetop badly entangled in kite strings In a commendable effort, a Rescue-1122 team liberated an Indian Kite stuck in a web of flying kite strings on a tree in the Municipal Football Stadium in Asghar Mall scheme within the least possible response time in […]
Report shows signs of increase in some vulture species in Tharparkar While vulture populations in Pakistan are critically endangered, some species have shown an increase in numbers in Tharparkar, long considered a stronghold of these scavengers in Sindh. The federal government may declare ‘Greater Thar’ – encompassing parts of Tharparkar, Umerkot, Sanghar, Khairpur and Ghotki […]
Two brothers have given everything to treat raptors injured by a popular pastime. By Oliver Whang Photographs by Saumya Khandelwal Feb. 7, 2020/ New York Times Sitting in his basement, below the crowded dirt roads of Wazirabad village, Mohammad Saud leaned over the body of an injured black kite. The room was cramped, its walls chipping blue […]
Houbara bustard hatchlings. Some good news has come from the wildlife conservation in Cholistan desert where three chicks of a rare species of captive bred houbara bustard have hatched. The birds of Pakistani bloodline were bred by a United Arab Emirates-based organisation and released by it in collaboration with a local non-governmental organisation in the […]
Wildlife officials set free two rose-ringed parakeets after confiscating them from Islamabad’s Sunday Bazaar in Jan 2020. Illegal traders were selling the pair for nearly Rs 3,000 when the team from Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) raided the weekly bazaar. IWMB field officer Zaheer Khan said that rose-ringed parakeets can be found in the forest […]
by Faiza Ilyas December 29, 2019 To estimate the bird’s population at three sites and across Punjab, data was collected as per standard protocols and analysed using standard principles of statistics. The population of houbara bustard has declined in Punjab over the three-year period from 2017 to 2019, suggesting that hunting of the bird in […]