Tag Archives: Karachi-Zoo

Life’s the pits for Emma, the lonely bear

Posted on May 19, 2010 by MO

Article in the Express Tribune: The Balochi black bear, according to her caretaker, “does each and everything on time”. Some children are standing at the edge of the pit where Emma can roam free and as she turns towards her … Continue reading →

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Leopard’s plight fails to move city govt

Posted on January 10, 2009 by MO

Faiza Ilyas in DAWN: KARACHI, Jan 4: The city government is yet to take any steps to alleviate the suffering of the lone female leopard kept in unnatural conditions in the CDGK’s Korangi-Landhi zoo and being ‘targeted’ by visitors for … 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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Zoo needs healthy gene pool

Posted on November 12, 2007 by MO | Leave a comment

Karachi Zoo elephant dies

Posted on September 18, 2006 by MO

Anarkali, Karachi Zoo’s 65 year old female elephant died in July this year. Upon her death she became food for the other zoo animals. Her body is to be stuffed and put on display in the zoo’s natural history museum … Continue reading →

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