Tag Archives: zoo-animals

Leopard’s plight fails to move city govt

Posted on January 10, 2009 by MO

Faiza Ilyas in DAWN: KARACHI, Jan 4: The city government is yet to take any steps to alleviate the suffering of the lone female leopard kept in unnatural conditions in the CDGK’s Korangi-Landhi zoo and being ‘targeted’ by visitors for … Continue reading →

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Are zoos really necessary?

Posted on January 2, 2009 by MO

Guess post by Syed Rizvi, Founder/President of Engineers and Scientists for Animal Rights A recent editorial on the topic of zoos and conservation in Dawn of November 17 is an admirable step toward bringing the animal issue to the lime … Continue reading →

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Rethinking Zoos

Posted on January 1, 2009 by MO

The Wednesday, December 31, DAWN has a wonderful editorial about the poor state of zoos in Pakistan. Kudos to the paper for having the courage to say it like it is: that we do not need zoos in our country, … Continue reading →

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Puma pair added to Lahore zoo

Posted on May 1, 2008 by MO | Leave a comment

Lahore Zoo elephant adopted

Posted on March 10, 2008 by MO | 2 Comments

Zoo needs healthy gene pool

Posted on November 12, 2007 by MO | Leave a comment

Wildlife act undergoes amendments

Posted on October 10, 2007 by MO

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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Maggie Goes to a Sanctuary!

Posted on September 16, 2007 by MO | Leave a comment

Zoos – New York Public Radio Podcast

Posted on August 2, 2007 by MO | Leave a comment

Another zoo tiger dies

Posted on July 17, 2007 by MO

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 … Continue reading →

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