Here are some principles you can apply to any form of nature study. By David Sibley/ Mr. Sibley, a birder and artist, is author of “What It’s Like to Be a Bird,” from which this is adapted. May 8, 2020 We find comfort in nature. The psychological benefits are well documented: Spending time with grass […]
Over 7,000 birds were found hidden under caned baskets atop the roof of a passenger bus travelling to the metropolis from Larkana, said officials of the Sindh Wildlife Department in Feb 2021. The birds were taken into custody and then released into the wild in a span of few hours. A passenger coach, named Al-Riaz Coach, […]
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 plan to create a force similar to what we already see in Gilgit-Baltistan,” said Syed […]
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 rural Sindh. The bird census will continue until mid-March, utilizing a combination of conventional and […]
The Punjab Wildlife Department in March 2020 confiscated hundreds of sparrows and released them, as well as fining bird trappers Rs 50,000. The department has been alternating its focus between protecting wildlife in forests and markets where illegal traders of endangered and smuggled birds and animals conducted business. Raids were recently carried out from Saddar […]
Two brothers have given everything to treat raptors injured by a popular pastime. By Oliver Whang Photographs by Saumya Khandelwal Feb. 7, 2020/ New York Times Sitting in his basement, below the crowded dirt roads of Wazirabad village, Mohammad Saud leaned over the body of an injured black kite. The room was cramped, its walls chipping blue […]
Wildlife officials set free two rose-ringed parakeets after confiscating them from Islamabad’s Sunday Bazaar in Jan 2020. Illegal traders were selling the pair for nearly Rs 3,000 when the team from Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) raided the weekly bazaar. IWMB field officer Zaheer Khan said that rose-ringed parakeets can be found in the forest […]
by Faiza Ilyas December 29, 2019 To estimate the bird’s population at three sites and across Punjab, data was collected as per standard protocols and analysed using standard principles of statistics. The population of houbara bustard has declined in Punjab over the three-year period from 2017 to 2019, suggesting that hunting of the bird in […]
On Dec 10, 2019, the Sindh Assembly was informed that about 164,000 birds were vaccinated against Newcastle and avian influenza diseases through mass vaccination and medication in rural poultry in Umerkot by June. Furnishing replies to the lawmakers’ queries during Question Hour, Livestock and Fisheries Minister Abdul Bari Pitafi said that a scheme of prevention […]
Seven Qataris held for trying to hunt houbara without licence The Qatari nationals were travelling towards Nushki when they were intercepted and taken into custody by Levies personnel at Galangoor checkpoint on the Quetta-Nushki highway. In Dec 2019, seven Qatari nationals, including four members of the royal family, were arrested for attempting to enter Nushki […]