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Poaching lessons

Editorial in DAWN: PAKISTAN needs to study the case of Salman Khan. The Indian actor was arrested and charged with seven years’ imprisonment for hunting the black buck, a serious criminal offence in India. His case has shown that no … Continue reading

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Poachers refuse to part with game

Bhagwandas in DAWN: KARACHI, Oct 23: The four influential men who were on Sunday booked by the provincial wildlife department for poaching refused to part with the carcasses of the poached birds, it emerged on Tuesday. They were caught poaching … Continue reading

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Survey for breeding urial in Salt Range

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Markhor, ibex hunting permits auctioned

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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 … Continue reading

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Body parts of turtles seized; five arrested

Report in DAWN: PESHAWAR, Sept 19: The wildlife department seized body parts of turtles, weighing up to 300kg, during a pre-dawn raid at a house in Aman Gar area of Nowshera district on Wednesday. The seized turtles were being taken … Continue reading

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Wildlife department destroys turtle parts

Sadia Qasim Shah in DAWN: PESHAWAR, Aug 27: The NWFP Wildlife department on Monday destroyed parts of dead turtles recovered from a hut near the Shah Alam River on the Charsadda Road. An official of the wildlife department said that … Continue reading

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Status of the Eurasian Wild Boar in Pakistan

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Ministry certifies turtle parts as ‘dry fish skin’

Bhagwandas in DAWN: KARACHI, Aug 18: A huge consignment of body parts of highly rare freshwater turtles, which was caught at the Karachi airport a few weeks ago, had been certified by the federal ministry of food, agriculture and livestock … Continue reading

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Save elephants in zoos

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