Sonia, an African elephant, along with three other young female elephants, was captured in the wild in Tanzania in 2009 and brought to Karachi, where she was kept at a zoo. After years of separation, Sonia, aged 17-19, has recently… Read More »Sonia, African Elephant, Passes Away at Karachi Safari Park
A man rides a donkey-drawn cart supplying steel rods on a smoggy morning in Lahore.. In absence of veterinary facilities, injured or sick donkeys, horses and mules continue to work in pain until death. While the sight of an aged… Read More »Working Animals Continue to Suffer
Visibly enraged by a recent video showing stray dogs being subjected to unimaginable torture such as being shot, poisoned, strangled, and run over, actor Nadia Afgan took to filming a clip on Instagram to animal brutality. Referring to the video… Read More »Nadia Afgan: I Hope Something Worse Happens to Those Torturing Animals
Each summer, the habitats of birds and wild animals face danger owing to fires at different places in the forest where they happen to live. Left with little choice, wild animals start coming towards human settlements due to the impact… Read More »Forest Fires Threaten Wildlife
Wild animals in circuses in Pakistan languish in dirty and cramped cages. Though dangerous and predatory animals are being used in the shows, including African lions, no action is been taken by the Punjab Wildlife Department. The Lucky Irani Circus… Read More »Animals in Circuses
In April 2024, the Wildlife Combing Operation spearheaded by the Punjab government seized 3,159 protected animals and birds across the Punjab. Under the supervision of Director General Wildlife & Parks Punjab, Mudassir Riaz Malik, the operation led to the challaning… Read More »Punjab Wildlife Department Seizes 3000 Animals
A few zoos try to safeguard the health and well-being of animals in zoos during the summer, trying to mitigate the risks of heat stroke and dehydration. The Rawalpindi Zoo, for instance, placed water ponds within the enclosures of tigers,… Read More »Spending the Summer in a Pakistani Zoo
The marsh crocodile population in Pakistan is declining which many attribute to a host of climate change-induced factors. As temperatures rise and rainfall patterns become increasingly erratic, the once-thriving ecosystems that have long been home to these reptiles are undergoing… Read More »The Crocodile Population is Declining
Two wildlife officials have been arrested following the death of a monkey in Vehari in July 2024. The arrests were made after a case was registered at City Vehari police station. As per the Wildlife Department, CCTV footage shows the… Read More »Monkey Performer Gets Wildlife Officials Arrested
Before it was forced to close over its “intolerable” treatment of animals, the Islamabad Zoo was home to neglected elephants and underfed lions pacing back and forth behind the bars of their enclosures. Now, four years later, it is providing… Read More »Islamabad’s Old Zoo Acting as a Temporary Shelter for a Few Animals
