Tag: Wildlife
Pakistani wildlife photographer wins award at World Photographic Cup 2019
Tariq Hameed Sulemani, a Pakistani wildlife photographer, has made the country proud by winning the Best of Nation Award at the World Photographic Cup 2019.
The...
Forests areas enhancement in KP increases wildlife, frequency of migratory birds
PESHAWAR: The billion-tree forest cover enlargement as an afforestation project of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has increased the arrival's frequency of migratory birds...
WWF says wild animal population plummeted 60% in 44 years
Unbridled consumption has decimated global wildlife, triggered a mass extinction and exhausted Earth's capacity to accommodate humanity's expanding appetites, the conservation group WWF warned...
Rare ‘bamboo rat’ spotted at Machu Picchu
A rare rodent species known as a "bamboo rat" that lives around the Inca ruins at Machu Picchu in Peru has resurfaced after a...
Sri Lanka arrests villagers for beating leopard to death
Police in Sri Lanka on Sunday arrested two men accused of beating a leopard to death in a "sickening" attack that was captured on...
Wildlife dept begins investigation after photos of Afridi with chained lion...
KARACHI: The Sindh Wildlife Department on Friday launched an investigation into the alleged presence of a chained lion at Shahid Afridi’s residence, days after the...
Thailand’s green turtle’s plastic-filled stomach highlights ocean crisis
Startling images of plastic shreds, rubber bands and other debris found jammed in the stomach of a green turtle in Thailand have highlighted the...
Australia builds world’s longest cat-proof fence to protect wildlife
A conservation agency has constructed what is believed to be the world's longest cat-proof fence in central Australia to save native wildlife and vegetation...
Giant Chinese salamander heading toward extinction
The world's largest amphibians, giant Chinese salamanders, were once thought to be widespread but now face imminent extinction due to illegal poaching and hunting...
Human activities threatening species worldwide
MEDELLIN: Human activity has driven animals and plants into decline in every region of the world, putting our own well-being at risk by over-harvesting and...
Last male northern white rhino dies in Kenya
NAIROBI: The last male northern white rhino has died in Kenya at the age of 45, his keepers announced Tuesday, leaving only two females...
22 tonnes of garbage cleaned up from protected Galapagos coast
GALAPAGOS: Officials at Ecuador's Galapagos National Park say they have collected 22 tonnes of garbage since January off the coasts of the pristine archipelago,...
Peshawar zoo loses its snow leopard
PESHAWAR: A 10-year-old snow leopard died in Peshawar Zoo on Thursday.
According to the zoo's project director Muhammad Ali, the snow leopard was brought to the zoo...
Spotted marsupial seen in mainland Australia after half century
SYDNEY: A species of spotted marsupial devastated by foxes has been returned to the wild in mainland Australia for the first time in almost...
Study finds illegal wildlife trade widespread in Pakistan: report
KARACHI: According to a recent study, compiled after undercover surveys of 55 markets of 23 cities across Pakistan, the majority of animals/species available for sale are...
Shipments of protected African species to Asia soar
Shipments of protected African species including tortoises, pythons and parrots to Asia have soared since 2006 as demand grows in the Far East for...
4.4-foot crocodile found inside Mumbai drain
MUMBAI: A 4.4-foot-long marsh crocodile was rescued from a drain near a construction site in Mumbai’s eastern suburb of Mulund late on Sunday, reported Hindustan...
