By Asif Mehmood Every year, millions of ducks, storks and other fowl leave behind the harsh snows of Siberia and make Pakistan their temporary home. As harbingers of seasonal change, their yearly journeys are imbued with special cultural significance, both… Read More »Punjab’s Winged Winter Visitors Fight for Survival
They spread their wings and took flight, their silhouettes contrasting against the Karachi’s hazy sky. It was only a moment ago that they were set free from cages which had been their abode for the past few days. Leaving the… Read More »Sparrows are Caged
The number of migratory birds coming in from Siberia has declined drastically over the past three decades. Around 150,000 birds, including local and migratory waterfowl, were estimated to have landed at 12 aquatic ‘stopovers’, which is 70% less than in… Read More »Even the Birds Have Stopped Visiting Pakistan
Lahore was once full of the sounds and colors of life, as many different species of birds flew around, singing their songs for millions of citizens. The conversion of the city into a concrete jungle has changed all that. The… Read More »Lahore Has Lost More Than Half of its Bird Species
The Punjab Wildlife Protection Department has given a limited permission for hunting waterfowls, said Deputy Director Naeem Bhatti. The Punjab government has allowed limited permission for hunting of the birds, he said. According to a circular, permission for hunting of… Read More »Hunting of Waterfowls
The Punjab Wildlife Department has failed to curtail the sale of birds being held in cages despite a ban on the practice. In most of the cases, locals end up purchasing the birds and release them as an act of… Read More »Caging & Freeing Birds for Bliss
by Subuk Hasnain Given that the sheikhs from Abu Dhabi hardly ever visit Washuk, Balochistan these days, the government decided to let the sheikhs from Qatar hunt in the area during the outgoing hunting season (November 1, 2016 to January… Read More »The Politics of Houbara Hunting in Pakistan
By Maneka Sanjay Gandhi Birds in tropical climates face predators- larger birds, mammals and snakes- who rob their nests, stealing eggs or killing chicks. In a study published in The American Naturalist, scientists report a novel nesting strategy adopted by… Read More »The Birds are Not Stupid
Juan F. Masello never intended to study wild parrots. Twenty years ago, as a graduate student visiting the northernmost province of Patagonia in Argentina, he planned to write his dissertation on colony formation among seabirds. But when he asked around for… Read More »Parrots
As Lahore’s green cover slowly gives way to concrete structures and urban development, the city’s birds must find a place to go. And though there have been no surveys on the migration pattern or population of birds in Lahore, Dr… Read More »Number of Birds in Lahore is Fast Dwindling
