Zoo workers give a bath to the elephants at the Karachi Zoo on an extremely hot afternoon in May 2022. A heatwave emergency has been declared in the Ayub National Park zoo because of the unusual rise in temperature in… Read More »How Heat Affects the Animals in the Zoos?
The death of a rare breed giraffe at the Lahore Zoo in Feb 2022 has once again highlighted the problems of short-staffing, distressed animals, inadequate facilities – leading to questions like whether it is time to abandon zoos altogether. The… Read More »Animals in Miserable Condition in Pakistani Zoos
Opened nearly four years ago, Peshawar’s lone zoo is marred with staff shortages which has led to a high number of animal deaths raising questions on the viability of the zoo itself. The Peshawar Zoo, which is spread over 29… Read More »More Deaths at Peshawar Zoo in Feb 2022
A rare white lion died in Karachi Zoo on Nov 24, 2021 after its lungs stopped working due to pneumonia, a spokesperson for the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) claimed. He said that the big cat was ill for the last… Read More »Lion Dies at Karachi Zoo
Children offering grass to herbivores in Lahore zoo. Government plans to micro-chip all the animals in provincial zoos and wildlife parks for their real-time monitoring. Breeding of animals is a research driven process in zoos across the globe but it… Read More »Pairing of Animals at Lahore Zoo
The Capital Development (CDA) and Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) have once again locked horns in a legal battle over the possession of Islamabad’s desolated Zoo. On June 23, 2020, a ceremony was arranged where the CDA was supposed to hand… Read More »CDA and Islamabad Wildlife Board Clash Over the Zoo
Animal abuse is rampant on the streets where stray dogs are routinely abused, poisoned and killed by Allia Bukhari Express Tribune/ Oct 7, 2020 A life of confinement and profound despondency has become the ultimate reality of zoo animals depriving… Read More »Curse of captivity: why zoos should be banned
This Planter Doesn’t Stop The Elephants As a child, Tenzing survived a militant attack on his family. He went on to pioneer elephant-friendly tree plantations. On a cool October evening in 1996, staccato bursts from automatic rifles rang through a… Read More »Providing a Garden for Elephants
Kavaan fell into the moat one evening and was pulled out the next morning. There seems to be no end to the suffering of Kavaan – the lone elephant at the Islamabad Zoo – as the animal spent an entire… Read More »Elephants Falls into Moat at the Islamabad Zoo
The zoo of mighty players and their petty politics by Hassan Shahzad The News/ April 27, 2020 Animals have climbed down Margalla Hills and gates of walking trails have been closed to save human beings from them. Similarly, gates of… Read More »Daily The News Criticizes the State of Islamabad Zoo
