A pet owner, who lost her two-month-old kitten in late 2015 due to alleged negligence of two veterinarians, is still waiting for justice with the court yet to decide the case. Sundas Hoorain had maintained that owing to the ‘negligent’… Read More »Damages Suit against Veterinarian for Killing Cat
Villagers shot and killed a blind dolphin in Johi, Dadu district, fearing it was a crocodile. According to local residents, the incident occurred when villagers witnessed a movement in the canal where their buffaloes were swimming. “We were in our… Read More »Courageous Villagers Shot Dead a Blind Dolphin
The Punjab Wildlife Protection Department has given a limited permission for hunting waterfowls, said Deputy Director Naeem Bhatti. The Punjab government has allowed limited permission for hunting of the birds, he said. According to a circular, permission for hunting of… Read More »Hunting of Waterfowls
On Sept 29, 2018, the thick jungle near Ara village in the Salt Range echoed with a gunshot when the sun was about to set. After an effort of two hours, a team from the Punjab Wildlife Department arrested two… Read More »Urials Under Threat in the Punjab
The Forest Magistrate Astore in Sept 2018 sentenced two persons to one year in jail and fined them Rs 300,000 each for killing a rare brown bear (Ursus arctos) in Minimarg area of Astore district recently. The bear was poisoned… Read More »Two from Attock District Convicted for Killing a Brown Bear in Astore
The endangered gray gorial are at the risk of being hunted into extinction from Margalla Hills, said a senior wildlife official. Besides gray gorial, poachers are also extensively hunting barking deer and wild boars to make illegal profits, said Islamabad… Read More »Gray Gorial in Margalla Hills National Park under Threat
A black bear succumbed to its wounds owing to the negligence of wildlife officials. It was attacked and wounded by hunting dogs in Sheikhupura. According to Syed Naeem Abbas, a local witness, the incident took place on Dec 24 near… Read More »The Black Bear in Sheikhupura Could Have Been Saved
Representatives of an international organisation, Free the Wild, met with Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry and officers of relevant departments in Nov 2018 in Islamabad, saying that the INGO wants to help the government upgrade the Islamabad Zoo. Representatives of the… Read More »Free the Wild Meets Pakistani Officials to Get the Elephant Released
The business of catching snakes for their venom is on the rise, providing livelihood to a number of people who are ready to put their fear of the dangerous reptile aside in Pakistan. Snake catchers bring different species of the… Read More »Snake Catchers Require a License to Catch & Keep Snakes
In Dec 201`8, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Wildlife Department has authorised a local resident to set up zoo over four kanals plot inside a residential colony of Peshawar amid concerns of officials and conservators. Chief conservator (wildlife) Safdar Ali Shah said… Read More »How is a Private Zoo Allowed by KP Wildlife Department
