A committee of experts views the master plan of Islamabad Zoo as flawed and is working to rectify it but they are making progress at a snail’s pace, due to a lack of ownership by the capital’s civic agency which oversees its affairs. The plan that covers remodelling and expansion of the existing facility was […]
We all should visit the zoos, and highlight the plight of animals there in order to get the living conditions of these animals improved. As a long term measure, awareness about animal rights can be raised in the general public; and children must be educated about these rights by including the subject in the syllabus […]
Islamabad’s Development Authority has placed the much awaited remodelling of the Zoo on the back burner after spending over Rs30 million on it. Paucity of funds is again said to be the main reason behind the delay in the project, which was launched in 2008. Intentions of the CDA bosses can be judged from their […]
On May 1, 2012, due to the negligence of the CDA (Capital Development Authority) staff and veterinary staff at the Islamabad zoo, the 20-year-old female elephant died after being in chain since the day of her arrival at the zoo and being sick for the past one week. The Sri Lankan Government had gifted this […]
After around a year, the only elephant of the Islamabad Zoo ‘Kavaan’ on Feb 20, 2013 was unchained by the Mahout (elephant trainer). Kavaan spent two hours in a pond especially built for it. Visitors took photographs and enjoyed watching the animal bathe in the pond. As Kavaan settles down into the new habitat, CDA […]