Lahore zoo has decided to auction animals especially its big cats. Currently, the total number of surplus lions in different zoos of Punjab is more than 20 – the Lahore zoo which houses 26 lions, is looking to offload 8… Read More »Lahore Zoos Selling Surplus Lions
The food suppliers of the Lahore Zoo have said they will suspend food supply after October 31, 2018, if the Punjab Wildlife and Parks Department does not pay their bills. “We haven’t been paid for the last four months,” they… Read More »No Money to Pay for the Food of Lahore Zoo Animals
The Punjab government has decided in Oct 2018 to release a fund of Rs 200 million to transform Lahore Zoo into the province’s model facility of its kind. It was said that more animals and bird species will also be… Read More »PTI Punjab Government Releases Rs 200 Million for Lahore Zoo
A 16-foot-long python was rescued by Rescue 1122 officials from Khanpur Canal in Punjab’s Sheikhupura district in August 2018. The reptile was spotted in the canal with injuries on his head and upper jaw. Officials managed to rescue the serpent… Read More »A 16-foot-long python Rescued by Rescue 1122 officials from Khanpur Canal in Sheikhupura District
The animals at the Lahore Zoo suffer from standing water posing a threat to various animals. The water can provide a breeding ground for various diseases. According to veterinary doctors, animals can suffer from diarrhoea and Gal Ghotu diseases due… Read More »Rainy Season Dangerous for Animals in Lahore Zoo
The animals at Lahore Zoo and Lahore Safari Park have a new best friend; one that takes the form of a block of ice. They cuddle with it, snuggle up to it and even sleep on it; all in the… Read More »Summer for Animals in Lahore is Terrible
Lahore’s Safari Park will have two elephants which are likely to arrive from Sri Lanka by June 2018. The Sri Lankan ambassador, in an official letter, has also recommended that the elephants be gifted to Pakistan. It is strange that… Read More »In a Cruel Move, Sri Lanka Agrees to Sell 2 Elephants to Lahore Safari Park
The agony of animals in Pakistan is never ending. The condition of zoos in the whole country, including in the Punjab province is pathetic. Now according to a May 27, 2018 report in the press, the Punjab Wildlife Department has… Read More »Punjab to Get More Animals for the Zoos
An African lion born in Lahore Zoo in 1998 has died. The Lahore Zoo was established in 1872 and holds the distinction of being one of the largest zoos in South Asia. The lion called ‘Jumbo’ died at the age of… Read More »Jumbo the Lion Dies in the Lahore Zoo
The chronic issue of inbreeding the Punjab Wildlife is confronted with for several years took the life of a four-and-a-half-month white tiger cub (Zona) at the Lahore zoo. In the past too, the inbreeding resulted in the deaths of several… Read More »Tigers’ Inbreeding Taking Its Toll in Pakistani Zoos
