Tag: wild animals
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Baby monkey gives hard time to wildlife team after it escapes KHI court
A dramatic incident unfolded at the city court in Karachi when a baby monkey managed to escape while being brought alongside 13 other monkeys by the Sindh Wildlife Department, reported Geo News. Two individuals responsible for transporting the monkeys were arrested by the authorities for violating provincial wildlife laws. The suspects were brought before the…
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Leopard finally captured in Islamabad
In the late hours of Thursday, the Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) confirmed that a leopard that was on the loose in a private housing society in Islamabad was contained. A total of total injuries has been reported so far by the officials. Leopard on the loose in DHA Islamabad On Thursday, a leopard injured…
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Two rare Persian leopards spotted in Balochistan
A pair of rare Persian leopards sighted in Pakistan for the first time last year have been filmed and photographed in the wild, officials said Friday. Sharifuddin Baloch, a senior conservation official in Balochistan province, said the pair were first spotted by rangers on Mount Chaltan in the Hazarganji Wildlife Park six months ago. Adult…
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Two lions to be put to rest in Lahore Zoo
The Lahore Zoo administration has decided to euthanise a pair of lions because they are suffering from a terminal illness. According to reports, the administration considering their health conditions has decided to put them to rest, as the pair has reached their maximum age limit. “Both of them are ill from the past several days…
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Sindh High Court orders for Rano to be moved to an open cage
The Sindh High Court has ordered the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) and Karachi Zoo administration to shift Rano from her 25-foot wide Victorian ‘grotto’ pit to another open cage, reportedly 500 times bigger than her current enclosure. According to a report in Samaa News, the court ordered authorities to immediately shift the 20-year-old Syrian brown…
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Mehwish Hayat calls for zoos to be shut down
Mehwish Hayat has requested authorities to close all zoos across the country, saying “animals are born free”. Sharing a news article about the relocation of animals from Islamabad Marghazar Zoo, Mehwish commented: “In a country where we’re still fighting for human rights, animal rights are a long way off.” Hinting towards Kaavan’s recent relocation to…
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Villagers kill rare Indus dolphin near Nawabshah
Villagers from Sindh’s Nawabshah district allegedly killed a rare Indus River Dolphin, also known as the blind dolphin. According to journalist Amar Guriro, who shared a video from the incident on social media, the dolphin was stranded in Gujjar Canal when the villagers caught it. In the video shared by Guriro, the villagers can be…
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‘Man-eating’ tiger sentenced to a lifetime in captivity
A tiger accused of killing three people will spend the rest of its life in captivity, Indian officials said Sunday, saying the big cat was “too dangerous” to be allowed to roam free. According to AFP, the five-year-old male predator, also blamed for attacking cattle, had embarked on a trek more than 500 kilometres (310…
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Rare striped hyena rescued in DI Khan
WARNING: This article may contain graphic images which may be distressing for some people The DI Khan police have rescued an endangered striped hyena, which was captured by some locals to take part in a dog fight, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa MPA Faisal Amin Khan has shared. The hyena, which has been identified as a female, has…
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Wuhan officially bans eating wild animals
The city at the centre of the coronavirus crisis — Wuhan — has banned the eating of wild animals and Chinese farmers are being offered cash to quit breeding exotic animals. Both moves come amid mounting pressure for China to crack down on the illegal wildlife trade blamed by many for the pandemic that has killed more than 330,000…