In March 2022, a video has surfaced of two giant manta rays in the offshore waters 50 nautical miles south of Karachi. The species, which are a relative of the shark and stingray, used to be common in Pakistan but… Read More »Manta Rays in Pakistan
In a surprising turn of events, Pakistan has reported a slow recovery of wildlife species, which have been endangered for the past decade. This is a positive development as wildlife is crucial for maintaining balance and stability in the ecosystem.… Read More »Some Positive News for the Wildlife in Pakistan
Wildlife officials say one of the tagged eagles clocked 36 km in a day Sindh Wildlife Department officials set free two steppe eagles rescued from poachers. Officials have put solar-powered GPS trackers on these migratory birds from the Tundra region. … Read More »Sindh Wildlife Department Releases two rescued steppe eagles with GPS trackers
A female turtle lumbers across the beach in the bustling port city of Karachi late at night, looking for a place to lay her eggs. Waiting for her, staff from Sindh Wildlife watch quietly as the green turtle buries a… Read More »Sindh Wildlife Department Releases Green Turtles
In the world and Pakistan, the shark and ray population has registered an alarming decline over the past 50 years. Globally, shark population has fallen by 71%, while in Pakistan, in the same period the percentage of decline in shark… Read More »Shark Population is Declining in Pakistan
Turtle breeding declined by 30% in last 10 years because of water pollution, dwindling natural habitats, say experts Pakistan is fast losing its traditional nesting sites for sea turtles, posing further threats to the already endangered species. Female turtles lay… Read More »Pakistan losing nesting ground for sea turtles
A female leopard, which had got stuck in a cable net claimed to have been installed to trap crop-raiding animals in a village, died in Muzaffarabad in March 2019. The two-and-a-half-year-old leopard, zoologically known as Panthera Pardus, was recovered by… Read More »Cable Net Kills Leopard in Kashmir
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.… Read More »Islamabad Wildlife Board: Sale of Rose-Ringed Parakeets/ Endangered Species Pelts
The federal government has issued special permit to Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum for the export of 150 rare falcons from Pakistan to Dubai during 2019-20 season, it is learnt reliably. The federal government has issued special… Read More »Government Issues Special Permit for Export of 150 Falcons to Dubai
An endangered Sekker falcon was trapped and sold for Rs 9.9m in Balochistan using social media. Trappers wait to capture falcons when they escape the Siberian winter and migrate 5,000 miles to the coast of Balochistan. Illegal wildlife trade is… Read More »Illegal Wildlife Trade Thrives Online in Pakistan
