October 14, 2019 Pangolins — commonly known as scaly anteaters — which were once found in abundance in the fertile plains of Punjab, have now declared by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as one of the most… Read More »Pangolin Conservation Efforts Yielding Results
October 11, 2019 The municipal authorities will not initiate mass dog culling as a means to tackle the problem of dog bites and human rabies. The government will rather encourage and promote scientific methods of eliminating this disease. This commitment… Read More »Karachi: Mass Dog Culling to be Replaced with Sterilisation
By Asif Mehmood/ July 25, 2019 Barely any visitors to Lahore Zoo know that one of the oldest animals at the zoo is also one of the most dangerous. It’s not a big cat. It is not a bear or… Read More »The Elderly Eviscerator of Lahore Zoo
Faiza Ilyas | Behram Baloch April 4, 2019 The 34-foot-long whale washed ashore dead on the beach in Gwadar. A 34-foot long whale that washed ashore dead on the beach in Gwadar in April 2019 was quietly buried by municipality workers before… Read More »Whale Found Washed Ashore on Gwadar Beach
By Zubair Ayub Human-leopard conflict is a challenge for people living near the leopard habitat. This problem is especially prevalent in Galiyat where as many as 80 common leopards were killed either in self-defence or retaliation. These incidences have been… Read More »80 leopards Shot Dead in Galiyat
A group of urial spotted in the hilly terrain of Salt Range. As local poachers are killing rare urials with most getting away with impunity, foreign hunters are enjoying trophy hunting by paying a hefty fee to the Punjab government.… Read More »Foreigners Turn Towards the Salt Range
On March 9, 2019, the Punjab Wildlife Department busted a gang involved in illegal trade of selling ‘oil of wild lizard’ in Lahore. In a raid, the officials arrested two accused — Sajjad Ali and Ghulam Sabir — who were… Read More »Sanda Oil Gang Arrested in Lahore
A solution, one that acknowledges ground realities as opposed to taking a top-down approach, was recently proposed by the local chapter of an equine welfare charity. Highlighting the vital role Karachi’s donkeys play in moving the city’s refuse, particularly in… Read More »Using Donkeys to Remove Garbage
Islamabad zoo welcomed a baby zebra and named it Plintoff. The female zebra gave birth to a male foal on April 11, 2019. Both the animals were doing well and were available for public viewing. The new born has become… Read More »Births at Islamabad Zoo: Baby Zebra
The prime minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has gifted Pakistan 18 big cats. The Al Nakhli Wildlife Centre in Dubai, which houses more than 400 big cats, will donate lions, tigers and other animals to various facilities of… Read More »Why Has UAE PM Gifted 18 Tigers & Cats
