Did you know that out of tragic necessity, India’s Mumbai Zoo is rapidly transforming into a taxidermy museum. Since they are unable to replace animals that die in their cramped and filthy cages, zoo officials have concluded that it would… Read More »Close Down the Karachi Zoo
Languishing in a barren cage, Rano was brought to the Karachi Zoo in 2017. Also known as the Himalayan red bear, the Himalayan brown bear is a subspecies of the brown bear found in the western Himalayas. It is the… Read More »A Lone Himalayan Bear Crammed in a Small Cage at the Karachi Zoo
The continuing ailments of elephant Madhubala at the Karachi Zoo from several infections saddens all friends of animals in Pakistan. Noor Jehan has endured harsh conditions and inadequate care during her 16-year captivity, making her stay at the Zoo all… Read More »Karachi Zoo’s Elephants: Madhubala & Noor Jehan
17-year-old elephant Noor Jehan at Karachi Zoo passed away on April 22, 2023. Her death followed an unfortunate incident on April 13 that left her unable to leave the pool in her enclosure for hours. After the local team was… Read More »Elephant Noor Jehan Dies at Karachi Zoo
An aged rare African lion of Karachi was found dead inside his cage at the Karachi Zoological Gardens. The Zoo administration claimed that the big cat died a “natural’ death in Oct 2022. The autopsy report said that the teeth… Read More »African Lion Dies of ‘Natural Causes’ in Karachi Zoo
The death of a rare breed giraffe at the Lahore Zoo in Feb 2022 has once again highlighted the problems of short-staffing, distressed animals, inadequate facilities – leading to questions like whether it is time to abandon zoos altogether. The… Read More »Animals in Miserable Condition in Pakistani Zoos
A rare white lion died in Karachi Zoo on Nov 24, 2021 after its lungs stopped working due to pneumonia, a spokesperson for the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) claimed. He said that the big cat was ill for the last… Read More »Lion Dies at Karachi Zoo
Mayor says authorities have taken advantage of closure to carry out uplift work at zoo In July 2020, city mayor Wasim Akhtar had announced that the Karachi Zoo will soon be granted the status of a family park; he had… Read More »Plans to Give Karachi Zoo Family Park Status
Kannu Piraditta lovingly scratches the back of Raja – the lion – through the metal bars of his cage at the Karachi Zoo. The king of the jungle playfully rubs his back against the bars, before bowing his head to… Read More »The Karachi Zoo Keepers
The Karachi Zoo has reported a single birth in fallow deer, four in white fallow deer, three in black bucks, two in nilgai, one in rhesus monkeys, one in spotted deer, three in blue peacocks, 10 in crocodiles and three… Read More »Birth Spree at the Karachi Zoo
