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
The Supreme Court on January 22, 2016 lifted a ban on the hunting of houbara bustard, a rare desert bird whose meat is prized among Arab sheikhs as an aphrodisiac. A five-member larger bench of the apex court headed by… Read More »Supreme Court Order Banning Houbara Bustard Hunting
Between 2000 and 2001, the towns of Taunsa and Toawala and the Changa Manga forest in Punjab were home to large colonies of vultures. An estimated 758 pairs of white-backed vultures flocked to Changa Manga, one of the world’s largest… Read More »VIPs: Vultures in Pakistan No Where to Be Seen
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Wildlife Department is faced with the illegal trade of birds across the whole province. Like in all other provinces, many animals have been pushed to extinction by the greed of poachers but it is the province’s birds that… Read More »The Fate of Birds in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is Sad
