by Satram Sangi The people of Thar have dedicated a graveyard for the rare chinkara deer. They have buried seven deer that had been hunted and slaughtered recently by five hunters in Rangilo, a village a few kilometres off Chelhar,… Read More »A Deer Graveyard in Tharparkar
In late May 2022 , the Wildlife Department Rawalpindi Division arrested 12 men in different parts of the city for selling sanda oil, illegal black partridges and other unlicensed wild animals and birds. They recovered 13 sanda or spiny-tailed lizards,… Read More »Sanda Oil Sellers Caught in Rawalpindi
Pet owners, retailers, veterinarians and importers on May 21, 22 staged a protest in Karachi against the ban on import of pet food, and asked the Chief Justice of Pakistan to take notice of the situation. The protesters gathered outside… Read More »Pet Foods Banned in Pakistan & Then Ban Lifted
In May 2022, South Punjab Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Captain (retd) Saqib Zafar sent a report to the chief minister regarding the mauling of a child by stray dogs. The report also held Lodhran District Council Chief Officer responsible for… Read More »Stray Dogs in the Punjab
On May 19, 2022, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) banned the import and export of falcons, while seeking a list of rare breed animals. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs gives temporary permission for import and then they are also exported,… Read More »Export and Import of Rare Breed Animals
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… Read More »How Heat Affects the Animals in the Zoos?
The governmental departments have ignored the impact rampant shifts in the climate will have on the country’s wildlife. Extinctions are becoming normal and where once used to be natural habitats have made way for development projects. Even if the population… Read More »Climate Change and Animals
A lion cub peeks out of a window of a flat in the PECHS area of Karachi. Punjab Wildlife launched a crackdown on those who keep lions and tigers in private homes. A citizen who kept a lion cub in… Read More »Lahore Resident Fined for Keeping Lion as a Pet
Rampant deforestation, an increased usage of harmful pesticides on crops, and a lack of orchards is gradually pushing honey bees towards extinction in the country. Four types of bees are found in Pakistan, as per entomologists, namely Domna, Pahari, Chhoti,… Read More »Honey Bees Facing Threats
In April 2022, in the villages of Banda Peer Khan, Kareem Abad, Maira Batang, Kaloor, Chuntry, Tarhanna, Boji, and Mary Pattyan the standing wheat crops have been destroyed by the wild boars that were coming in flocks and attacking the… Read More »Wild Boars in Abbottabad
