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Zoo deer survives plastic bag swallow

Posted on August 12, 2010 by MO

Shoaib Ahmed in DAWN: LAHORE, Aug 10: The spotted deer who had munched up and swallowed a plastic bag one week ago was recovering fast, said zoo officials on Tuesday. Though the animal has survived an agonising death, pain and … Continue reading →

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

Posted on July 14, 2009 by MO | Leave a comment

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

Posted on June 12, 2009 by MO | Leave a comment

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

Fishing Cat escapes in Seaview, Karachi

Posted on October 14, 2008 by MO

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 … Continue reading →

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Endangered fishing cats confiscated from seaview, Karachi.

Posted on October 11, 2008 by MO | 1 Comment

KARACHI: Increased numbers of marbled teal spotted in game reserve

Posted on August 7, 2008 by MO | Leave a comment