Animal welfare organisations do not get the limelight that the numerous human welfare non-profit groups in the country are given. Yet they provide hope, rescue services, and shelter for creatures who do not have a voice. Dozens of social media… Read More »Animals Shelters in Pakistan
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… Read More »Did the Tiger Cubs at the Lahore Zoo Die of Corona?
The Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) on July 20, 2021 received another baby black bear named ‘Baloo’ that has been rescued from poachers — who used the wild animal for ‘bear dancing’ in Gujranwala — by the Punjab Wildlife Department… Read More »Another Black Bear Rescued
Habitat degradation and smuggling of diesel from Iran are posing existential threats to the green turtles in the coastal areas of Daran, Balochistan, according to the World Wide Fund (WWF). Owing to a conjunction of factors, including mortality during fishing… Read More »The Suffering Turtles of Pakistan
In a bid to protect Punjab’s dwindling wildlife, the administration is mulling over the idea of creating a dedicated force of field officers in the province. The provincial government might also declare poaching as a non-bailable offense in Punjab. “We… Read More »Protecting Rare Species in the Punjab Province
In January 2024, the Sindh Wildlife Department (SWD) has initiated the population census of migratory birds flying in from some of the world’s coldest regions, including Siberia. These birds fly to the water bodies and sea waters in Karachi and… Read More »Migratory Birds in Sindh Increase
Punjab Wildlife Management Board and zoos across the Punjab province appear to be at odds over the pricing of surplus animals at the safari parks and breeding centres. In a meeting that was held in September 2020, and after an… Read More »Punjab Wildlife Board Proposes New Prices for Animals
A precious and rare breed snow leopard got seriously injured after it fell from a mountain in the Chitral district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Feb 2021. The leopard was later rescued by the locals. The Chitral Wildlife Department was informed of… Read More »Injured Leopard in Chitral
The Punjab government has not been able to fix new prices for sale of surplus animals and birds, especially lions and tigers, present in wildlife parks and zoos till early 2021. The Punjab wildlife department has hundreds of surplus animals… Read More »Fixing Prices for Sale of Surplus Animals
The Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) has issued a warning to citizens visiting Trails Four and Six of the Margalla Hills after another leopard was spotted there in early February 2021. The Board has spotted five leopards so far through trap cameras.… Read More »Female Leopard Spotted on Trails 4 & 6 in Islamabad
