Wildlife department told to halt import of big cats

Bhagwandas in DAWN:

KARACHI, March 18: The federal government has advised the Sindh government not to process any request for the import of big cats – lions and tigers – belonging to the endangered species, it has been reliably learned. Sources said that the federal environment ministry took the decision as the Sindh Wildlife Department was delaying the matter of taking punitive action against the wildlife traffickers who had brought big cats from Africa and Europe in the country last year.

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One Response to Wildlife department told to halt import of big cats

  1. we must import wild life, but it will be better to manage and preserve our existing wild life.

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