In an ongoing crackdown on wildlife trafficking, the Wildlife Combing Operation spearheaded by the Punjab government has seized 3,159 protected animals and birds across the province. Under the supervision of Director General Wildlife & Parks Punjab, Mudassir Riaz Malik, the operation has led to the challaning of 168 accused, who now face fines totaling Rs […]
After years of breeding and conservation efforts, the rare white-backed vultures at the Vulture Conservation Center in Changa Manga Forest are aching to be in the air but experts feel letting them out in the open poses significant risks. The country’s vulture population was devastated in the 90s when they started developing kidney problems due […]
Blackbucks and deer at Lal Suhanra National Park The plague that is illegal hunting has threatened the wildlife species of the Punjab for a while now owing to an under-resourced wildlife department. More than 2,000 cases of poaching were reported in 2020 in Punjab, and the number is expected to grow in 2021. The highest […]
The Punjab government has not been able to fix new prices for sale of surplus animals and birds, especially lions and tigers, present in wildlife parks and zoos till early 2021. The Punjab wildlife department has hundreds of surplus animals and birds in various wildlife parks and zoos, including the Lahore Safari Zoo. The province […]
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 over of the animal to Balkasar Bear Sanctuary until a decision on the case. The […]