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
Going by the reports of the past few years, it appears that exotic animals are brought to the Islamabad Zoo for no other reason than a quick death — and a painless one isn’t always guaranteed. At the end of… Read More »Deaths at the Islamabad Zoo
On July 5, 2019, the Islamabad High Court directed that the management of the Islamabad Zoo be handed over to the Climate Change Ministry by the Metropolitan Corporation of Islamabad (MCI) until August 29, 2019 when the Court will resume… Read More »Islamabad’s Zoo Pathetic Condition Leads to its Transfer to Climate Change Ministry
Islamabad High Court on March 29, 2019 while hearing a case related to an Asian black bear rescued by the Islamabad Wildlife Management Board officials from the custody of a citizen and later shifted to the Islamabad Zoo directed handing… Read More »Bear Rescued in Islamabad & Shifted to Bear Sanctuary
Representatives of an international organisation, Free the Wild, met with Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry and officers of relevant departments in Nov 2018 in Islamabad, saying that the INGO wants to help the government upgrade the Islamabad Zoo. Representatives of the… Read More »Free the Wild Meets Pakistani Officials to Get the Elephant Released
In July 2018, a bear at Marghazar Zoo has also died, adding to the increasing number of animals dying in the Islamabad and other zoos of Pakistan. The bear was being kept alone and in a small enclosure, with zoo… Read More »Another Bear Death in the Islamabad Zoo
Rani, the African lioness at the Islamabad Zoo gave birth to four cubs on June 23, 2017. In November 2016, Rani had given birth to two stillborn cubs. Initially, Rani and cubs were lodged in a separate designated room, where their… Read More »The Clueless Staff at Islamabad Zoo Unable to Explain Death of Lion Cubs
by Faisal Bari SUZI, the lone elephant in the Lahore Zoo died recently. She lived for only 30-odd years. Even if they have lived in captivity, elephants are expected to have a lifespan of about 50 years. Suzi died early.… Read More »Do We Need Zoos in Pakistan?
Dr Frank Goeritz, Head Veterinarians IZW & Senior scientist, Department of Reproduction Management, IZW and Dr. Arnir Khalil, Director of Project Development of Four Paws (FP), were consulted and invited to Pakistan to visit Islamabad from December 16 to 19,… Read More »Four Paws Team’s Observations Regarding Kaavaan at the Islamabad Zoo
Dr Frank Goeritz, Head Veterinarians IZW & Senior scientist, Department of Reproduction Management, IZW and Dr. Arnir Khalil, Director of Project Development of Four Paws (FP), were consulted and invited to Pakistan to visit Islamabad from December 16 to 19,2016… Read More »Four Paws Team’s Observations About the Islamabad Zoo
