Archives for: August 2010
Paguma Larvata
08/26/10
08/26/10
Pakistan floods ravage bear sanctuary
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 2… more »
Paguma Larvata
08/17/10
08/17/10
Three surviving bears rescued from Pakistan floods
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 la… more »
Paguma Larvata
08/17/10
08/17/10
Tragedy strikes Kund Park sanctuary
Tragedy strikes Kund Park sanctuaryJul 30, 2010WSPA 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… more »
Paguma Larvata
08/15/10
08/15/10
Endangered snow leopard clawing its way back
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,… more »
Paguma Larvata
08/15/10
08/15/10
Flood threatens endangered blind Indus dolphins
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 endang… more »
