Wildlife experts have expressed concern over an alarming decline in the population of snow leopards in Pakistan, citing climate change and lack of eco-friendly tourism as the leading factors behind threats to the species. Wildlife ecology scholar Shoaib Hameed says… Read More »Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection Program
The Karachi Zoo has seen the birth of 25 Russell’s vipers in a single litter, raising the number of this species to 31 at the facility. The last births in Russell’s vipers happened in 2008. The zoo lost the young… Read More »25 Russell Vipers Born in the Karachi Zoo
In the inhospitable and frigid region of the Pakistani north lives the mythical snow leopard. To celebrate the uniqueness of the species and shed light on its declining numbers, Pakistan American Cultural Center (PACC) on Dec 19, 2018 screened the documentary In… Read More »In Pursuit of Phantom: Snow Leopards in Pakistan
by Faiza Ilyas A critically endangered giant sawfish — a species whose fishing is banned under a Sindh government notification — was caught by fishermen at the mouth of the Indus river and later sold off in Ibrahim Hyderi, World… Read More »An Endangered Giant Sawfish Killed in Karachi
by Subuk Hasnain Given that the sheikhs from Abu Dhabi hardly ever visit Washuk, Balochistan these days, the government decided to let the sheikhs from Qatar hunt in the area during the outgoing hunting season (November 1, 2016 to January… Read More »The Politics of Houbara Hunting in Pakistan
The United Nations on May 25, 2016 launched the #WildforLife campaign against illegal trade in wildlife, warning that such trade is pushing species to the brink of extinction, robbing countries of their natural heritage and profiting international criminal networks. Each… Read More »#WildforLife Campaign Against illegal Trade in Wildlife
by Faiza Ilyas A critically endangered giant sawfish — a species whose fishing is banned under a Sindh government notification — was recently caught by fishermen at the mouth of the Indus river and later sold off in Ibrahim Hyderi,… Read More »A Giant Endangered Sawfish Killed in Karachi
The Sindh Wildlife Department (SWD) on September 19, 2017 recovered a consignment of turtle meat which was scheduled to be smuggled to Hong Kong via Pakistan postal service. The meat, which weighed around 16 kilogrammes, was recovered after the Anti-Narcotics… Read More »Pakistani Turtle Meat for the Chinese
In October 2016, PM Nawaz Sharif approved creation of an endowment fund for migratory birds including the MacQueen’s bustard – also known as the Asian houbara. The fund will initially be capitalised by the finance division with a Rs 250… Read More »Fewer Migratory Birds Coming to Pakistan
Recently, the Indian Ministry of Health raided the kingpin of the illegal oxytocin trade in India. He is a lowly employee of the Municipal Corporation of Kolkata with 5 houses, and many godowns stuffed with oxytocin, and another illegal drug… Read More »Unchecked and Illegal Wildlife Trade Networks
