A team of wildlife department in Feb 2022 foiled an attempt by local poachers to hunt down rare Markhor animals in far-flung mountainous parts of Chitral. “We had received information that two local poachers are going to hunt Markhors in the mountains on which a team was sent and both of them were arrested. Hunting […]
by Kamal Siddiqi/ Express Tribune/ Feb 7, 2022 Two leopard cats were recovered from the bird market located in Karachi’s Empress Market recently, highlighting once again how the illegal trade in animals flourishes around the country, with poachers getting bolder now in their efforts to sell. The cats were lucky and were saved only because […]
by by Fouad Hafeez/ Express Tribune/ Feb 9, 2022 The greatest crimes that can be committed by us humans do not necessarily have to be restricted to crimes against other humans. The most insidious crimes perhaps are against those who cannot even express their suffering, or grief or agony; animals. The ‘pet market’ at the […]
Pangolins are threatened with extinction, and are the most trafficked animal in the world. Experts have urged the government to start a massive public awareness campaign to protect the endangered pangolins in the Margalla Hills National Park (MHNP) from poaching and human attacks, which are jeopardising the animal’s survival in the natural habitat. The scaly […]
The prevalence of animal baiting and the horrible torture that animals suffer have finally compelled the Punjab wildlife department to ban the fierce practice mostly done for entertainment. In a October 6, 2021 letter, the deputy director of the Wildlife department Lahore directed to stop the use of wild animals in baiting with dogs. The […]
It’s a dog-eat-dog word—some survive the brutal fight heavily wounded, others collapse to the ground as spectators cheer. Be it in grim alleys or in broad day-light at a public fair, hundreds of spectators still gather every week to witness what’s locally called a dangal, in Punjab’s orthodox villages. A form of blood sport where […]
Two leopard cats were recovered from Karachi’s birds market located in Empress Market, and a man was arrested during the raid on Feb 3, 2022. The Sindh Wildlife Department (SWD) through animal rights activists was informed that someone was selling the leopards. The price of both cats was fixed at Rs 200,000. “The man was […]
Hunter was charged with penalty of Rs 30,000 A hunter of porcupine, a nocturnal rodent with sharp quills at its back, has been apprehended by Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Wildlife Department from Topi Tehsil of Swabi district and fined with Rs 30,000 as penalty, in January 2022. Sheraz Ahmad Farooqi son of Muhammad Farooq was arrested over posting […]
Existing framework more than a century old and has insufficient punishments and measly fines Instances of domestication of animals typically found in zoos or safari parks, apart from the wild, qualify as cruelty to animals and animal rights activists have been vocal about how the Punjab province’s archaic laws need a revamp. Muhammad Naeem, a […]
The Sindh High Court on a petition regarding the plight of four elephants kept in the zoo and safari park directed the managements to contact the German veterinary doctor and furnish a progress report. A two-judge bench, comprising Justice Zafar Ahmed Rajput and Justice Muhammad Faisal Kamal Alam, heard the petition on Nov 11, 2021, […]