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Tag Archives: Punjab
Wildlife act undergoes amendments
Shoaib Ahmed in DAWN:
LAHORE, Oct 9: Certain amendments have been made to the Punjab Wildlife’s Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Management Act 1974 through a bill submitted in the Punjab Assembly recently, wildlife officials told Dawn on Tuesday. Under the amended act, officials said, now private parties could also set up wildlife breeding farms, wildlife parks [...]
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Status of the Eurasian Wild Boar in Pakistan
Status of the Eurasian Wild Boar in Pakistan
Stray dogs on the rampage
Article in DAWN:
Faisalabad: The city’s canine population has grown dramatically over the last few years and as a result hundreds of people have been bitten by stray dogs, but this is not a matter of concern for the newly-created towns or the district administration.
Visits to various areas of the city reveal that a number of [...]
Another zoo tiger dies
Editorial in DAWN:
IT is tragic that a Bengal tiger that was brought to the Lahore zoo from the Safari Park for breeding purposes died on Friday, presumably from a fatal parasitic disease. The tiger is the fifth to have died in the last year and a half, which makes it imperative for the authorities to [...]
Nazim orders campaign against stray dogs
From Daily Times:
LAHORE: Expressing dissatisfaction on the campaign against stray dogs, the district nazim Mian Amer Mahmood directed the epidemic control officer to gear up efforts in this respect. He told officials to ensure the provision of the material required for killing dogs and directed to the solid waste management officials to dispose off the [...]
Who will bell the elephant?
Hina Farooq in The Daily Times:
Zoo director says no one ready to adopt Suzi.
LAHORE: The Lahore Zoo authorities on Saturday urged philanthropists and educational institutions to adopt Suzi, the only elephant at the zoo. The zoo officials said the zoo was running an Adaptation Scheme to encourage people to adopt and feed animals. Under this [...]
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Pakistani elephant beats keeper when meals late
Pakistani elephant beats keeper when meals late
Slaughter at Lahore Zoo
Editorial in DAWN:
THERE is no point in suspending Lahore zoo’s gatekeeper for Monday’s incident in which two stray dogs got into a cage and killed 28 peacocks. It is unfair to expect a lone person to be responsible for watching over such a large area. The administration must bear the responsibility of this senseless tragedy [...]
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Lahore Zoo’s white tigers
A pair of white tigers die at the Lahore Zoo
Bustard hunting permits issued to Gulf leaders