Tag: endangered
Rare 15-foot sawfish weighing 1,320kg chopped, sold off: report
KARACHI: A critically endangered giant sawfish — a species whose fishing is banned under a Sindh government notification — was recently caught by fishermen...
Over 90 species of animals facing extinction in Pakistan: report
ISLAMABAD: Currently around 90 species of mammals, birds and reptiles are facing a threat of extinction in Pakistan according to the Ministry of Climate...
Nest of critically endangered ‘royal turtles’ found in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH: Wildlife experts in Cambodia have discovered a nest with 16 eggs built by the nearly extinct “royal turtle”, in the first such...
Endangered Indus River dolphin’s population on rise: WWF report
The number of the endangered Indus River dolphin, also known as bhulan or the ‘blind dolphin’, is on the rise – a significant positive...
Endangered right whales on the verge of extinction: US govt
Officials with the United States (US) federal government say it is time to consider the possibility that endangered right whales could become extinct unless...
WWF calls for crack down on ‘tiger farms’
The World Wildlife Fund on Thursday urged Asian states to investigate all tiger breeding centres and crack down on any involved in a black-market...
