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Licence to kill

By MO | Published: December 24, 2009

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 bustard, an endangered migratory bird that is ostensibly protected under Pakistani and international law. However, it [...]

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Rare falcons taken out of country

By MO | Published: December 21, 2009

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 Arab Gulf states, to hunt the internationally protected houbara bustard for which special hunting permits are [...]

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The state of the Lahore Zoo

By MO | Published: July 14, 2009

An article about the Lahore Zoo in The News by Masood Hasan.

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Legend of the elusive hyena

By MO | Published: June 12, 2009

Legend of the elusive hyena – in search of mysterious wildlife in Punjab.

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The state of our civilisation

By MO | Published: December 25, 2008

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 Park, where for two years she was kept in a turkey cage, to the Korangi-Landhi zoo [...]

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KARACHI: Fishing cats, pelican to be released shortly

By MO | Published: October 18, 2008

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

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Fishing Cat escapes in Seaview, Karachi

By MO | Published: October 14, 2008

Guest post by Patricia Hillfram Mirza, a resident of Seaview, Karachi. As I was about to start my daily chores on the morning of Thursday, October 10, I was interrupted by my wildly anxious maid who informed me that a lion had escaped and was roaming around Seaview. Lion? I thought, how was that possible?

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Confiscated wild cats, pelican shifted to zoo

By MO | Published: October 11, 2008

Endangered fishing cats confiscated from seaview, Karachi.

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KARACHI: Increased numbers of marbled teal spotted in game reserve

By MO | Published: August 7, 2008

KARACHI: Increased numbers of marbled teal spotted in game reserve

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BATTAGRAM: Black bear cubs recovered, poachers held

By MO | Published: June 16, 2008

BATTAGRAM: Black bear cubs recovered, poachers held

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- An article about the Lahore Zoo in The News by Masood Hasan.
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