04/04/10
First ever camera trap photograph of Himalayan Lynx (Lynx lynx isabellinus) from Pakistan
This is the first ever camera trap photograph of Eurasian/Himalayan Lynx (Lynx lynx isabellinus)from Pakistan. This picture was taken by Mr. Jaffar Ud-Din (ISLT Field Biologist, Snow leopard Conservation Program
Pakistan) during his ground breaking work on the Snow Leopard and Himalayan Lynx in Chitral district. Many thanks to him for sharing this amazing picture with all of us.
Link: http://www.wspa-international.org/latestnews/2010/pakistan-floods-ravage-sanctuary.aspx
Pakistan floods ravage bear sanctuary
Aug 20, 2010
Sadly, WSPA must report some distressing news from our bear baiting project in Pakistan. The recent floods have severely affected the Kund Park sanctuary, resulting in the tragic death of 20 of the 23 bears living there.
Three surviving bears rescued from Pakistan floods
Wednesday August 4 2010
Local staff launched heroic rescues over the weekend, saving three of the 23 bears that were feared dead when our existing sanctuary Kund Park was submerged in the floods last week.
Fakhar Abbas, Director of WSPA member society the Bioresearch Centre (BRC), has confirmed that Dewa, Sohrab and Maylu have been rescued from the flooded area.
Link: http://www.wspa-international.org/latestnews/2010/kund_park_tragedy.aspx
Tragedy strikes Kund Park sanctuary
Jul 30, 2010
WSPA fears 23 rescued bears may have died in Pakistan floods.
The floods in Pakistan, caused by what is being described as the ‘heaviest monsoon flooding since 1929’, have resulted in severe damage at the WSPA-funded Kund Park bear sanctuary. As many as 23 bears are feared dead as the floodwaters rose as high as 60 ft above river level.
Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/aug/12/endangered-snow-leopard
Endangered snow leopard clawing its way back
Innovative conservation project in Pakistan sees a slow but sure rise in the number of the endangered big cats
Zofeen Ebrahim in Karachi, for IPS, part of the Guardian Environment Network
guardian.co.uk, Thursday 12 August 2010 16.41 BST
For more than 10 years, Shafqat Hussain has been on the trail of the endangered snow leopard. He has heard the beast's growl, and has seen its pugmarks against a snowy track. But his dream, of coming eye-to-eye with the elusive nocturnal feline, remains unfulfilled. "If you've seen the cat, you've seen the Holy Grail," says Hussain.
Link: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\08\07\story_7-8-2010_pg12_7
Flood threatens endangered blind Indus dolphins
By Amar Guriro
KARACHI: History’s worst flood in River Indus, with more than 962,000 cusecs water flow, surging through Guddu Barrage on Friday evening, would not only affect humans, but also the endangered and unique species of blind Indus dolphins.
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