The first-ever wildlife protection police stations in the country have been set up in Sindh under the Sindh Wildlife Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Management Act 2020. Citizens will be able to approach any one of the six police stations established in the first phase in Thatta, Sujawal, Badin, Tando Muhammad Khan, Jamshoro, and Hyderabad to lodge complaints […]
In 2020, when humans were locked in, wildlife flourished in Sindh. More birds were witnessed flying across the skies and among the animals on the ground, some even dared to come out of their obscure recesses, foraying near human settlements. Enhanced Protection Moreover, wild animals in the province found increased protection under the Sindh Wildlife […]
Animals cannot speak, so we must speak for them and protect them from cruelties. Sindh has passed a new law under which anyone posting pictures of hunted animals and birds can be sent to prison for six months. The Sindh Wildlife Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Management Act 2020 is to provide enhanced protection to wildlife, […]
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 […]
There are no provisions in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Wildlife (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Management) Act dealing with the subject of cruelty to animals. However, the following provisions relate to hunting and killing of animals: Section 8. Restriction on Hunting. No person shall: (i) hunt any wild animal by means of a sten gun, drop […]
The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Wildlife Act 1975 was repealed by the Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Wildlife (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Management) Ordinance 2010 (No XIV) on June 14, 2000. Under article 41(2)(a) of the AJK Interim Constitution Act 1974 (No VIII), an Ordinance promulgated shall have the same force and effect as an Act of […]