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
Three mugger crocodiles, donated by the Sindh Wildlife Department, arrived in Peshawar Zoo in Feb 2023 where a special enclosure has been constructed for them. Peshawar Zoo Deputy Director Haseena Anbarin said that the zoo is being developed and built… Read More »Sindh Gives Three Crocodiles to Peshawar Zoo
Children offering grass to herbivores in Lahore zoo. A new mini-zoo has been established in Shimla Hill Park in Abbottabad, as part of a positive initiative by the Department of Wildlife and Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) in March 2023. Abbottabad… Read More »Yet Another Zoo: A Zoo in Abbottabad
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 import ban has stopped menageries across the country from bringing in exotic mammals by Asif Mehmood/ Oct 18, 2022 Children offering grass to herbivores in Lahore zoo. Free Entry to Zoo for Students on Sundays The provincial government… Read More »Lahore Zoo Faces an Uncertain Future
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
Response by Dr Anisur Rahman, former Chairman of Islamabad Wildlife Management Board to the Fact Finding Inquiry Relating to Casualties at the Islamabad Zoo Animals It is fundamental to understand the reasons why the staff of the Wildlife Management Board… Read More »Dr Anisur Rahman Explains Casualties at Islamabad Zoo
Jungle World Theme Park & Ayub National Park presently have 15 species of animals (total No 112) and 35 species of birds (total no. 549). All the animals are living in natural habitat in captivity and breeding as per conservation… Read More »Ayub Park’s Male Tiger Survived a Snake Bite
by Asif Mahmood The only female Kudu antelope in Punjab has given birth to a baby at Jallo Wildlife Breeding Center in August 2022. The Kudu is a rare species of antelope that resembles the nilgai and sambar antelopes, but… Read More »Rare Antelope Born at Jallo Wildlife Park
Earlier, three mouflin sheep were also found dead at Bahawalpur Zoo on August 29. Five deer, belonging to an endangered species, died of bacterial infection at the Bahawalpur Zoo in September 2022. This was confirmed by Zoo Curator Usman Bukhari.… Read More »Five Rare Deer Die of Infection in Bahawalpur Zoo
