In the inhospitable and frigid region of the Pakistani north lives the mythical snow leopard. To celebrate the uniqueness of the species and shed light on its declining numbers, Pakistan American Cultural Center (PACC) on Dec 19, 2018 screened the documentary In… Read More »In Pursuit of Phantom: Snow Leopards in Pakistan
Terming the situation prevailing at Peshawar Zoo “alarming”, an inquiry committee has held the top management of the facility responsible for the death of animals. Following the reports of death of animals and birds in the zoo, the KP government… Read More »Peshawar Zoo Management Held Responsible for Animals’ Death
On Dec 2, 2016, CDA Wildlife officials confiscated a seven-month-old bear cub that was apparently on sale at the National Science Fair. Among the 150 stalls set up at the fair, the pavilion of Dr Rana’s Clinic was the centre… Read More »A Seven-Month-Old Bear Cub for Sale in Islamabad
Canine can sniff out the socks worn by children carrying the mosquito-borne parasites, a study finds. By Donald G. McNeil Jr. Nov. 5, 2018/ NYT Dogs have such exquisitely sensitive noses that they can detect bombs, drugs, citrus and other contraband in luggage… Read More »Dogs Can Detect Malaria. How Useful Is That?
If a single picture could highlight the numerous ailments that a society suffers from, then the Feb 10 newspapers must be thanked. The picture of a 13-year-old boy smiling at a freshly killed Himalayan ibex could not have been more… Read More »Unethical to Kill our Dwindling Wildlife
Early Monday morning, animal rescue team Ayesha Chundrigar Foundation (ACF) was handed a donkey brutally beaten, wincing in pain and shaken by trauma. The NGO took the donkey in and shared images on social media of the torture inflicted upon… Read More »A Donkey Beaten to Death by PTI Supporters in Karachi
One of the more distressing practices that has become the norm in Pakistan is to carry out culls of packs of stray dogs that roam many of our towns and cities. Their population in urban areas tends only to grow,… Read More »Rabies-Free Karachi Pilot Project
Lahore’s Safari Park will have two elephants which are likely to arrive from Sri Lanka by June 2018. The Sri Lankan ambassador, in an official letter, has also recommended that the elephants be gifted to Pakistan. It is strange that… Read More »In a Cruel Move, Sri Lanka Agrees to Sell 2 Elephants to Lahore Safari Park
by Faiza Ilyas A critically endangered giant sawfish — a species whose fishing is banned under a Sindh government notification — was recently caught by fishermen at the mouth of the Indus river and later sold off in Ibrahim Hyderi,… Read More »A Giant Endangered Sawfish Killed in Karachi
by Jenny Holt Do you think it deplorable that animals are often mistreated, abused and neglected? Although this is true for many animals in a variety of scenarios, few animals right’s are less respected than those of our canine companions.… Read More »What Makes Us Human? Dog Rights and Kindness in Pakistan
