The federal government has allocated Rs 100 million under Public Service Development Programme (PSDP) for Climate Change Division new scheme in the fiscal year 2022-23 to establish a wildlife conservation and information center at the old Islamabad Zoo. The allocated… Read More »Rs 100 Million Budgetary Allocation for Islamabad Zoo under Public Service Development Program
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Wildlife Department foiled a bid to smuggle Leopard Gecko Lizards to China in June 2022. “We have arrested two smugglers after recovering as many as 15 Gecko Leopard Lizards from a car on Karakoram Highway,” Divisional Wildlife… Read More »Smuggling Leopard Gecko Lizards to China
In June 2022, the wildlife Hazara circle foiled a bid to smuggle rare Tarantulas spider and arrested three poachers at Shah Maqsood Interchange. The poachers were arrested by wildlife officials posing themselves as potential buyers, according to Wildlife Hazara Division… Read More »Smugglers Transporting Rare Tarantulas Spider Arrested
The number of donkeys climbed by 400,000 to 5.7 million, preserving Pakistan’s position as the world’s third-largest donkey population, according to Pakistan’s Economic Survey 2020-21. The donkey is the only pack animal whose population has increased by 100,000 each year… Read More »Donkeys’ Numbers Increase by 400,000
A gang of 20 poachers with 20 dogs was intercepted by Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) in their attempt to hunt for endangered species in the Margalla Hills National Park According to IWMB officials, more than 20 people entered the… Read More »Hunting in the Margalla Hills with Dogs
by Qalander Memon Recently, Foxie got out of the house and disappeared. Learning of Foxie’s disappearance I was alarmed. He was a white, blue-eyed Persian cat and, therefore, a commodity for most. I volunteered to check at Tollinton Market, Lahore,… Read More »Tollinton Market Lahore: Hell for Animals
A leopard was killed by locals in Haripur’s remote village of Kiyan in June 2022. The wild animal somehow strayed into the low-lying settled area, possibly in search of food before it was gunned down by villagers. The locals claimed… Read More »Haripur Village Kills a Leopard
In May 2022, the KP Wildlife Department has found some contradicting evidences during inquiry in the killing of a bear in retaliation over ‘attack on humans’ at village Kohani of Battagram district. A female bear was killed by residents of… Read More »Poachers behind killing of Female Bear in Battagram
International smugglers working with locals in illegal smuggling On July 29, 20The Abbottabad Wildlife Department on Saturday arrested a gang involved in the illegal smuggling of snake skins in the Shah Maqsood are of Haripur. Sources confirmed that the group… Read More »Snake Skin Smugglers Arrested in Haripur
The Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) have rescued five endangered turtles of various species being illegally sold at a pets’ shop in Sector F-10 and safely released the reptile into the Indus River in early August 2022. The IWMB officials… Read More »Endangered Turtles Rescued from a Islamabad Pet Store
