Wildlife conservators and marine experts were taken aback by the disposal of the body of the whale that had washed up on the Seaview beach in Sept 2020 by Cantonment Board Clifton staff without preserving its skeleton. The parts of… Read More »Whale carcass dumped on open plot
Report shows signs of increase in some vulture species in Tharparkar While vulture populations in Pakistan are critically endangered, some species have shown an increase in numbers in Tharparkar, long considered a stronghold of these scavengers in Sindh. The federal… Read More »Greater Thar to be declared national park
Australia Is Deadly Serious About Killing Millions of Cats Feral felines are driving the country’s native species to extinction. Now a massive culling is underway to preserve what’s left of the wild. By Jessica Camille Aguirre April 25, 2019/ New York… Read More »Australia Killing Millions of Cats
This Planter Doesn’t Stop The Elephants As a child, Tenzing survived a militant attack on his family. He went on to pioneer elephant-friendly tree plantations. On a cool October evening in 1996, staccato bursts from automatic rifles rang through a… Read More »Providing a Garden for Elephants
A popular weekend activity was to go into the hills surrounding Islamabad and feed the dozens of monkeys there. But with the federal capital under lockdown due to coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and public places such as Shakarprain and Damane Koh… Read More »Lockdown: Monkeys Coming to Islamabad
In line with its international commitments, the federal government has approved the establishment of a court for hearing offences against endangered wildlife. A senior civil judge from Islamabad will be appointed to the court to hear complaints about poaching and… Read More »Court in Islamabad to Hear Cases of illegal Wildlife Trade
by Faiza Ilyas December 29, 2019 To estimate the bird’s population at three sites and across Punjab, data was collected as per standard protocols and analysed using standard principles of statistics. The population of houbara bustard has declined in Punjab… Read More »Population of houbara bustard in Punjab declining: report
Seven Qataris held for trying to hunt houbara without licence The Qatari nationals were travelling towards Nushki when they were intercepted and taken into custody by Levies personnel at Galangoor checkpoint on the Quetta-Nushki highway. In Dec 2019, seven Qatari… Read More »The Arabs Continue to Hunt Houbara Bustard
Baby turtles have to cross a treacherous stretch of sand from their nest to the water, trying to escape the ever-present predators on their way. At least 140 baby green turtles were released into the sea at Hawkes Bay Beach… Read More »140 Baby Green Turtles Released at Hawkes Bay
Three Billion Canaries in the Coal Mine What does it mean for us that birds are dying? And what can we do about it? By Margaret Renkl A Magnolia Warbler found recently on a suburban lawn in the northeast. During the… Read More »How to Help Birds Survive?
