Archives for: August 2008
Paguma Larvata
08/31/08
08/31/08
Federal govt bans import of big cats
KARACHI: Federal govt bans import of big cats
By Bhagwandas
KARACHI, Aug 29: The federal government has banned the import of tigers, lions and other big cat species.
According to highly placed sources, earlier, the federal government, following re… more »
Paguma Larvata
08/30/08
08/30/08
A love affair with wildlife
A love affair with wildlife
Saturday, August 30, 2008
By Jan Khaskheli
Karachi
Rafiq Rajput, a field officer in the Sindh Wildlife Department (SWD), has always loved wildlife, and was always curious to know why its population kept falling. As a c… more »
Paguma Larvata
08/25/08
08/25/08
Wild animals hunting, possession banned
Wild animals hunting, possession banned
Friday, August 22, 2008
By Our Correspondent
LAHORE
FOLLOWING a sharp decline in the population of most of the wild animals and bird species in the province, the Punjab government imposed a complete ban on… more »
Paguma Larvata
08/23/08
08/23/08
Snow leopards in Pakistan threatened by poaching in Afghanistan
The Snow Leopard Trust has analyzed the data from Bayad’s collar and found that she traversed a 1,563 square kilometer area, splitting her time between Pakistan and Afghanistan. In the map below, Bayad’s movements are the little black dots, and the red l… more »
Paguma Larvata
08/10/08
08/10/08
Increased numbers of marbled teal spotted in game reserve
KARACHI: Increased numbers of marbled teal spotted in game reserve
By Bhagwandas
KARACHI, Aug 5: An estimated 35 to 40 pairs of the globally-threatened waterfowl, the marbled teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris), have been sighted in the Nara Game Re… more »
