You should read this book if you know nothing about birds, and equally, if you marvel at them or enjoy watching them and listening to their calls. Madhaviah Krishnan, one of India’s greatest naturalists, and incontestably our finest nature writer… Read More »Book on Indian Birds by Madhaviah Krishnan
For the small number of vulture lovers the world over, good news comes from Sindh. In June 2009, a new “vulture restaurant” opened to provide safe food for the endangered birds — no reservations needed, but it’s always a fierce… Read More »Diclofenac Killing Vultures
No government survey exists on the population status of indigenous parrot species, whose exports have been banned since 2008. The measure to impose a ban without undertaking a research points to serious inadequacies in government-run wildlife institutions and, at the… Read More »Exports of Indigenous Parrots Banned Since 2008
World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan’s Dr Masood Arshad says that trade of hard shell turtles is also on the rise. “Only five per cent of their total population remains in Pakistan,” he said. In Sindh, the illegal trade of turtles is… Read More »In a Few Years, Pakistan Will Have No Turtles
The adventures of a juvenile crocodile were cut short when villagers found it in an agricultural field in Sanghar, Sindh, in December 2012 some distance away from its habitat. They caught and released it into a lake in Makhi forest… Read More »Juvenile Crocodile Saved in Sanghar, Sindh
You may share your backyard and even your bed, but it’s probably best to avoid sharing a meal with dogs, or any other pet for that matter. Listed here, from most (1) to least (4) dangerous, are common foods and drinks that… Read More »Things Your Pets Should Not Eat
Doing a daily tick check on you and your dog is important if you spend time outside with your dog in areas where ticks like to hang out. If you find a tick on your dog, don’t panic! Follow these… Read More »Ticks & Your Dog
Cleaning cages is not a fun chore for any pet, but making cleaning as easy as possible and sticking to a schedule will make cage cleaning less of a chore and simply part of your routine. There are no set… Read More »Tips on Cleaning the Cages
By Jessica Pierce NYT/ September 22, 2012 Is it ethical to spend $25,000 at the vet? Is it O.K. to have a pet if you can’t afford such treatments? ODY died peacefully last year, Nov. 29. He was 14 and… Read More »Euthanasia: Deciding When a Pet Has Suffered Enough
The toxic principles of chocolate are the stimulants theobromine and caffeine. The amount of chocolate that it takes to poison your pet depends on the type of chocolate he’s eaten and his weight. White chocolate has the least amount of… Read More »Chocolate Toxicity
