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 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 autopsy report revealed that the giraffe, which was a resident of the Lahore zoo since […]
Opened nearly four years ago, Peshawar’s lone zoo is marred with staff shortages which has led to a high number of animal deaths raising questions on the viability of the zoo itself. The Peshawar Zoo, which is spread over 29 acres of land and is one of the largest in the country, was opened to […]
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 13 days and suffering from Pulmonary TB which was being treated by veterinarians but “he […]
Children offering grass to herbivores in Lahore zoo. Government plans to micro-chip all the animals in provincial zoos and wildlife parks for their real-time monitoring. Breeding of animals is a research driven process in zoos across the globe but it seems that the Lahore zoo has missed the memo on the need for research before […]
It has become more or less a common phenomena at the zoo that lionesses after giving birth abandon their cubs. An African lioness who gave birth to three cubs at the Lahore Zoo on May 18, has abandoned the newborns, who are being reared by the zoo staff and vets and are said to be […]
By Emma Marris/ June 11, 2021/ NYT Ms. Marris is an environmental writer and the author of the forthcoming book “Wild Souls: Freedom and Flourishing in the Non-Human World.” After being captives of the pandemic for more than a year, we have begun experiencing the pleasures of simple outings: dining al fresco, shopping with a […]
Kaavan makes his movie debut with Cher and the Loneliest Elephant on April 22 The documentary follows Cher on her journey as she fights legal battles and executive difficulties to free the elephant. A documentary on the ‘world’s loneliest elephant’, Kaavan’s journey from solitary confinement in Pakistan to a sanctuary in Cambodia is going to […]
Two 11-week-old white tiger cubs that died in the Lahore zoo appear to have died of COVID-19, officials said. The cubs died on Jan. 30, four days after beginning treatment for what officials thought was feline panleukopenia virus, a disease that zoo officials said is common in Pakistan and targets cats’ immune system. But an […]
The Capital Development (CDA) and Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) have once again locked horns in a legal battle over the possession of Islamabad’s desolated Zoo. On June 23, 2020, a ceremony was arranged where the CDA was supposed to hand over the zoo to the IWLB in light of an order of the Islamabad High […]