Tag: Wildlife
Indian safari tourist witness rare fight between Bengal tiger and sloth...
MUMBAI: Tourists on a wildlife safari in central India were treated to a rare and vicious fight for survival between a sloth bear defending...
Sindh Wildlife Dept seizes 151 rare turtles, tortoises in Liaquatabad: report
KARACHI: Sindh Wildlife Department (SWD) officials caught an illegal wildlife trader and seized 151 turtles/tortoises of highly rare and protected wildlife species on Thursday,...
Spotted hyena sighted in Gabon park after 20 years
LIBREVILLE, Gabon: A spotted hyena has been sighted in a Gabon national park for the first time in 20 years, conservationists said Friday, the...
Wolf discovered in northern Belgium after over 100 years
BRUSSELS: A wild wolf has been found in the northern Belgian region of Flanders for the first time in more than a century, an...
Govt committed to environmental protection, assures minister
ISLAMABAD: Climate Change Minister Zahid Hamid, on Wednesday, assured full support to the Mountain Protected Areas Project’s management during the launching ceremony of the...
Huge wildfire burns homes in Valparaiso, Chile
A wildfire ravaged woods and burned 100 homes in the hilly Chilean port city of Valparaiso, where authorities evacuated hundreds of people.
At least 19...
Officers of wildlife parks, zoos, breeding centres directed to prepare flood...
In charge officers of wildlife parks, zoos and, breeding centers of the province have been directed to furnish and submit flood emergency plan within...
Wildlife department head appreciates officials for performing well
Wildlife and Parks Punjab Director General Khalid Ayaz Khan has said that conservation of wildlife and checking its illegal hunting is the responsibility of...
Wildlife dept foils bid to smuggle 22 tortoises
Anti-Smuggling Team constituted by Punjab Wildlife and Parks Director General Khalid Ayaz Khan and headed by Wildlife Assistant Director Hayat Shakoor Manj with the...
African tribesmen kill six lions after livestock attack
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Angry Maasai herders in Tanzania killed six lions that had attacked livestock, in the latest clash between man and beast in the region.
The government...
Migratory birds, fish, mammals get new UN protection
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Polar bears, whales, sharks and gazelles were among 31 new species granted new protection status Sunday by the UN conservation body, following...
Great apes face extinction: conservationist Jane Goodall
The world's great apes face extinction within decades, renowned chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall warned Tuesday in a call to arms to ensure man's closest...
Workshop held on preservation of wildlife
Falcon Foundation International on Wednesday organised a one-day training workshop for officials of Pakistan Customs and Provincial Wildlife Department who watch the exit points...
Teams constituted to nab poachers
The Punjab Wildlife Department, on special directives of Wildlife and Fisheries Forest Secretary Shah Nawaz Badar, has constituted mobile teams to launch a campaign...
US ambassador announces funding for wildlife conservation in Pakistan
US Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Olson on Wednesday underscored the United States’ strong commitment to wildlife conservation in Pakistan in his opening remarks at...
Wildlife Dept employees to move court against sacking
Over two dozen contractual employees of the have decided to move the court over their dismissal on verbal orders when they approached Wildlife Department...
Govt steps up measures against poaching
Punjab Forest, Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Nawaz Badar on Saturday called upon raiding teams of wildlife and fisheries departments and constituted at them district...
