A rising population of feral animals and invasive plants on Astola, Pakistan’s only marine protected island, is posing a growing threat to its rich but fragile biodiversity, with some rare seabird species almost eliminated. Located in the northern part of the Arabian Sea, east of Pasni district in the southwestern Balochistan province, Astola is the […]
Dolphins likely accessed the area through the creeks and inadvertently ended up in the drain. At least three sea dolphins have been sighted in the Left Bank Outfall Drain (LBOD) near Badin in June 2023 which reportedly entered the drain from the creeks after high tides caused by Cyclone Biparjoy. According to Wajid Shaikh, a […]
ByAwais Anwer Khawaja December 6, 2022 Pakistan has been battered by flash floods that have claimed the lives of nearly 1,500 people and one million animals, including cattle. Between 1999 and 2018, Pakistan ranked as the fifth most vulnerable country to climate change. A low literacy rate has made Pakistani society hostile towards animals and […]
After years of breeding and conservation efforts, the rare white-backed vultures at the Vulture Conservation Center in Changa Manga Forest are aching to be in the air but experts feel letting them out in the open poses significant risks. The country’s vulture population was devastated in the 90s when they started developing kidney problems due […]
By Tim McDonnell/ Sept. 16, 2022 The third-to-last male northern white rhinoceros on Earth was in his late 20s — middle-aged by rhino standards — when a team of scientists carefully anesthetized him, inserted a probe into his rectum, and administered a mild electric shock to nerves near the prostate, causing the rhino to ejaculate in […]
Covid precautions created a global slowdown in human activity — and an opportunity to learn more about the complex ways we affect other species. By Emily Anthes/ July 16, 2022 In a typical spring, breeding seabirds — and human seabird-watchers — flock to Stora Karlsö, an island off the coast of Sweden. But in 2020, the […]
Zoo workers give a bath to the elephants at the Karachi Zoo on an extremely hot afternoon in May 2022. A heatwave emergency has been declared in the Ayub National Park zoo because of the unusual rise in temperature in Rawalpindi to save animals from heatstroke and dehydration. Water ponds have been established in cages […]
The governmental departments have ignored the impact rampant shifts in the climate will have on the country’s wildlife. Extinctions are becoming normal and where once used to be natural habitats have made way for development projects. Even if the population of some wild animals in controlled environments is increasing, their breeding has seen a steep […]
Rampant deforestation, an increased usage of harmful pesticides on crops, and a lack of orchards is gradually pushing honey bees towards extinction in the country. Four types of bees are found in Pakistan, as per entomologists, namely Domna, Pahari, Chhoti, and European – which is colloquially known as Eruopi bee and was brought to the […]
Expert says evidence of fungal, bacterial infections has been found in diseased fish It is feared that if no concrete measures are taken, it may result in the eventual extinction of trout from River Kunhar. River Kunhar, a former pristine freshwater body and home to the famed trout fish, is fast losing its value as […]