Tag Archives: conservation

Licence to kill

Posted on December 24, 2009 by MO

Editorial in Dawn: IT seemed that sanity would prevail this year but the end result was quite the opposite. It was earlier reported that no special permits had been awarded this time round for the annual slaughter of the houbara … Continue reading →

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Rare falcons taken out of country

Posted on December 21, 2009 by MO

Bhagwandas in Dawn: KARACHI, Dec 20: Fifteen falcons belonging to a Saudi Arabian dignitary are reported to have been brought to Pakistan recently and sent back to the kingdom after a few days. Falcons are used by hunters, mostly from … Continue reading →

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Are zoos really necessary?

Posted on January 2, 2009 by MO

Guess post by Syed Rizvi, Founder/President of Engineers and Scientists for Animal Rights A recent editorial on the topic of zoos and conservation in Dawn of November 17 is an admirable step toward bringing the animal issue to the lime … Continue reading →

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Rethinking Zoos

Posted on January 1, 2009 by MO

The Wednesday, December 31, DAWN has a wonderful editorial about the poor state of zoos in Pakistan. Kudos to the paper for having the courage to say it like it is: that we do not need zoos in our country, … Continue reading →

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The state of our civilisation

Posted on December 25, 2008 by MO

Cowasjee in DAWN: Full marks to Faiza Ilyas and to the Metropolitan section of Dawn for printing as its lead story on Dec 15 the most depressing and sad tale of the leopard transferred earlier this month from the Safari … Continue reading →

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Article by Bhagwandas in Dawn about the confiscated fishing cats in Karachi

Posted on October 18, 2008 by MO | 2 Comments

Endangered fishing cats confiscated from seaview, Karachi.

Posted on October 11, 2008 by MO | 1 Comment

The Birdwatchers Club of Pakistan launches its forums.

Posted on September 13, 2008 by MO | Leave a comment

BATTAGRAM: Black bear cubs recovered, poachers held

Posted on June 16, 2008 by MO | 1 Comment

KARACHI: Zoo loses a pony, another is ill

Posted on June 16, 2008 by MO | Leave a comment