Archives for: September 2014
Paguma Larvata
09/27/14
09/27/14
Pangolin smuggling: Chinese approach customs to release seized animal scales
Pangolin smuggling: Chinese approach customs to release seized animal scales
By Shahzad Anwar
Published: September 26, 2014
Amid the wildlife departments’ failure to determine the locations at which pangolins are being poached and whose hands are beh… more »
Paguma Larvata
09/23/14
09/23/14
Smuggled turtles released into Indus
Smuggled turtles released into Indus
By The Newspaper's Staff Reporter
Published Sep 23, 2014 06:21am
SUKKUR: Around 200 smuggled turtles that China recently handed over to Pakistan were released into the Indus River (in the Kalar block) near the Ro… more »
Paguma Larvata
09/21/14
09/21/14
200 turtles found in luggage onboard Bangkok flight
200 turtles found in luggage onboard Bangkok flight
By Faiza Ilyas
Published Sep 21, 2014 06:37am
KARACHI: Sindh wildlife department staff foiled an attempt to smuggle out more than 200 black pond turtles, a freshwater species, to Bangkok at Karachi… more »
Paguma Larvata
09/18/14
09/18/14
Open season: Saudi royals flock in search of Houbara Bustards
Open season: Saudi royals flock in search of Houbara Bustards
By Shezad Baloch
Published: September 18, 2014
QUETTA: As temperatures begin to drop below freezing point in Siberia by the start of next month, an estimated 500,000 to a million Houbara… more »
Paguma Larvata
09/15/14
09/15/14
‘Living fossils’ on the verge of extinction
‘Living fossils’ on the verge of extinction
By Shoaib Ahmed
Published Sep 15, 2014 06:21am
LAHORE: Though turtles are resilient specie and they are considered living fossils for their adaptability to their environment, they are facing imminent threat… more »
