Skinny wolves, sick bear: Pakistan officials wrangle over zoo

[Imran Khan]

if they can not take care release them in national park man . poor animals

 

[war&peace]

AND we can transfer some of those for a few months to the zoo as well. That is where you school kids etc will visit them mostly. Plus with permanent residence at the Safari they will be living in habitat close to natural.

Yes bro, we have similar ideas

If the zoo is adequately large and closely resembles the natural environment then it is not that bad and also I think there should a limit that each animal should spent a short duration the zoo and then it should be released into say like a safari to recover ..and the cycle should repeated.. similar to astronauts or submariners

So we should keep them in open reserves and then bring them to the zoo periodically

Have you traveled from Islamabad to Lahore on motorway or on GT road?? When on motorway look at the left side (when going to Lahore) from Chakri up to Kalar Kahar. There are hundreds of Sq, Kilometers of unused land and natural landscape. Perfect for animals like wolves, dear, jackal, may be even a few cheetahs etc. Same area can be looked upon when traveling from GT Road. Here it is on your right hand and starts a bit after Gojar Khan and same continues to Dina almost. You look at the land and it instantly reminds you of a recent documentary you might have seen on National Graphics. The land is perfect for a project like the one you proposed.

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Remember we are talking about upper Punjab here, have not even glanced towards lower Punjab let alone Baluchistan!!

Yeah that's a very good idea. The salt range is quite suitable for that and perhaps we plant even more trees/forests there to provide shelter and cover for the animals.

 

[Arsalan]

Yes bro, we have similar ideas


So we should keep them in open reserves and then bring them to the zoo periodically


Yeah that's a very good idea. The salt range is quite suitable for that and perhaps we plant even more trees/forests there to provide shelter and cover for the animals.

Only if we can do it!! Such a shame really. You look at the Sawan river and other small rivers in that area and the grasslands on the banks together with hilly terrain in some places, it is such a wonderful spot to protect wildlife!

 

[Nefarious]

If you cant look after them then free them, give them chance in the wild atleast

 

[B.K.N]

wolves, dear, jackal

Jackals are found all over the Punjab maybe their population is higher than past specialy in sugarcane areas but wolves aren't in large numbers and keeping dears in same area with wolves means killings of poor dears

 

[Arsalan]

Jackals are found all over the Punjab maybe their population is higher than past specialy in sugarcane areas but wolves aren't in large numbers and keeping dears in same area with wolves means killings of poor dears

The region i pointed do have wild Jackals and even wolves (which are VERY rare now). Keeping all these animals in that area means letting the nature balance the eco system. We are not talking about putting them in a cage together.

 

[Lagay Raho]

country is suffering due to corruption at every level and bad economy so until it gets better its ok to close down the zoos temporarily. dont make the animals suffer!!

 

[B.K.N]

even wolves (which are VERY rare now).

Wolves are also found all over the Punjab and jackals shouldn't be considered wildlife I often see them

 

[jamahir]

Islamabad zoo is in pathetic shape for some years now. I am 31 years old, 32 now in fact and yes i still go to the zoo when i find an opportunity (last visit was when i had to go to Embassy to apply for a VISA, had some time free so went to the zoo, interesting right? ). It pains to see how neglected this whole thing have been. Zoo can be a good picnic spot as well as good educational place for kids but the Zoo in capital city is such a shame. Lahore Zoo is no different. All they have there are peacocks, rabbits and dear really. (NO HAVING A SINGLE ELEPHANT CHAINED FOR DECADES DO NOT COUNT AND NOR DOES THOSE PMLN LIKE LIONS)

I don't much care for wolves and bears but wildcats and elephants definitely belong in a reserve forest and not in a zoo.

 

[B.K.N]

I don't much care for wolves and bears but big cats and elephants definitely belong in a reserve forest and not in a zoo.

There aren't any tigers or elephants in Pakistan elephants aren't even native to Pakistan

 

[jamahir]

There aren't any tigers or elephants in Pakistan elephants aren't even native to Pakistan

There are snow leopards, yes ??

This webpage gives more info about wildcats in Pakistan.

 

[Thorough Pro]

Keeping animals in zoo, specially when you cant provide them the right environment and food is absolute cruelty. If you can't keep the animals properly, there is no point of maintaining a Zoo.

Skinny wolves, sick bear: Pakistan officials wrangle over zoo
By Reuters
Published: July 24, 2019
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ISLAMABAD: An emaciated wolf rested its head on a block of ice, seeking relief from stifling heat in a zoo in Pakistan’s capital, while another gazed at a family enjoying an afternoon picnic as an elephant swayed its head
nearby.

The elephant, named Kavaan, generated international headlines for the zoo in 2016, when pop star Cher sent representatives to check on its living conditions after it had been chained for 27 of its 29 years there.

Now the zoo is getting headlines again, as government agencies in Islamabad tussle over who is responsible for its management, leaving neglected animals to run short of food and clean water, with many falling sick.



“The animals are suffering in this tug-of-war between federal and local governments over the zoo,” said Owais Awan, a lawyer who has gone to court to help resolve the issue.

PHOTO: REUTERS

The Islamabad High Court ordered the municipal corporation to hand management of the zoo to the Ministry of Climate Change on Friday, but a ministry official said the corporation had shut its offices and zoo management was reluctant to meet.

“The keepers of the animals are there, but not the management,” ministry secretary Hassan Nasir Jamy told Reuters. “We are sending volunteers and vets to check on the animals … We are afraid of the animals dying.”

The zoo management’s refusal to talk to ministry officials, despite repeated letters and telephone calls, amounted to contempt of court, he said.

The zoo’s deputy director declined to comment to Reuters and Islamabad’s metropolitan corporation could not be reached.

The court called for urgent steps to save the animals from further harm, ordering immediate treatment for a Himalayan bear that was injured in a fight with another bear, zoo officials said, and also suffering a long-term skin ailment, Awan said.

“The animals have been suffering,” said Sana Jamal, a spokeswoman for a group of about 40 citizens working to improve the zoo facilities.

“Whenever we have visited, there was no food and water in most of the enclosures. That’s the main reason we wanted the pressurise the ministry to officially take over.”

Some birds and animals died for lack of food and medication, newspapers said this year.

Asked about the conditions, one of the zoo staff told Reuters, “Everything is fine.”

Nearby, crows pecked at bones littering the wolves’ enclosure.

 

[B.K.N]

So are there any elephants at all, even if they are not native to Pakistan ??

Yes there are African elephants in zoo
I don't know why some people have so much love for these cats lions tigers etc should be treated like murderers and should be sentenced to death

 

[jamahir]

Yes there are African elephants in zoo

Okay.

I don't know why some people have so much love for these cats lions tigers etc should be treated like murderers and should be sentenced to death

You don't like cats ??

 

[B.K.N]

You don't like cats ??

Yes cats like lion tiger etc