A report by Geo TV about migratory birds in Badin, here Sindh
Migratory Birds in Badin
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Zoo deer survives plastic bag swallow
Licence to kill
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, cost an endangered migratory bird that is ostensibly protected under Pakistani and international law. However, buy it now transpires that Arab dignitaries have been awarded at least 27 permits for their wintertime shooting spree in Pakistan.
More here.
Rare falcons taken out of country
Bhagwandas in Dawn:
KARACHI, store 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, shop mostly from Arab Gulf states, to hunt the internationally protected houbara bustard for which special hunting permits are issued by the ministry of foreign affairs.
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The state of the Lahore Zoo
An article about the Lahore Zoo in The News by Masood Hasan.
Legend of the elusive hyena
Legend of the elusive hyena – in search of mysterious wildlife in Punjab.