A 16-foot-long python was rescued by Rescue 1122 officials from Khanpur Canal in Punjab’s Sheikhupura district in August 2018. The reptile was spotted in the canal with injuries on his head and upper jaw. Officials managed to rescue the serpent… Read More »A 16-foot-long python Rescued by Rescue 1122 officials from Khanpur Canal in Sheikhupura District
Representatives of an international organisation, Free the Wild, met with Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry and officers of relevant departments in Nov 2018 in Islamabad, saying that the INGO wants to help the government upgrade the Islamabad Zoo. Representatives of the… Read More »Free the Wild Meets Pakistani Officials to Get the Elephant Released
In Dec 201`8, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Wildlife Department has authorised a local resident to set up zoo over four kanals plot inside a residential colony of Peshawar amid concerns of officials and conservators. Chief conservator (wildlife) Safdar Ali Shah said… Read More »How is a Private Zoo Allowed by KP Wildlife Department
A wild animal killed five deer and injured one in an enclosure looked after by the Zoo authorities because of negligence on the part of zoo staff. An animal, likely to be a jackal or a wolf, attacked the deer… Read More »Who Killed the 5 Deer in Islamabad’s F-8 Enclosure?
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
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 July 2018, a bear at Marghazar Zoo has also died, adding to the increasing number of animals dying in the Islamabad and other zoos of Pakistan. The bear was being kept alone and in a small enclosure, with zoo… Read More »Another Bear Death in the Islamabad Zoo
The animals at the Lahore Zoo suffer from standing water posing a threat to various animals. The water can provide a breeding ground for various diseases. According to veterinary doctors, animals can suffer from diarrhoea and Gal Ghotu diseases due… Read More »Rainy Season Dangerous for Animals in Lahore Zoo
Terming the situation prevailing at Peshawar Zoo “alarming”, an inquiry committee has held the top management of the facility responsible for the death of animals. Following the reports of death of animals and birds in the zoo, the KP government… Read More »Peshawar Zoo Management Held Responsible for Animals’ Death
The animals at Lahore Zoo and Lahore Safari Park have a new best friend; one that takes the form of a block of ice. They cuddle with it, snuggle up to it and even sleep on it; all in the… Read More »Summer for Animals in Lahore is Terrible
