There are up to 300 lions within Karachi's city limits alone, kept in gardens, inside rooftop cages, and at farm houses across the sun-baked metropolis of about 20 million -- notorious for its...
July 2, 2019
Theresa and Tony Matthew are owners of an animal rehabilitation center named ‘Our Haven Wildlife Shelter’, situated in Australia’s city of Victoria. Their sanctuary is not just a safe haven...
February 13, 2018
Lions and cheetah are faster, stronger and no less agile than their prey, but zebras and impalas compensate with a surprising tactic, researchers said Wednesday: slow down, and keep the big cats...
January 25, 2018
In rural as well as urban parts of Pakistan, seeing animal-drawn carts or carriages is a common sight. They are extensively used for ploughing on farms and for carrying weight ten times their own....
December 29, 2017
The Southeast Asian countries flanking the Mekong river, which snakes down from the Tibetan plateau to the South China Sea, are among the most biodiverse in the world.
December 19, 2017
The panda named Xiang Xiang -- derived from the Chinese character for "fragrance" -- has sparked a media frenzy since its birth on June 12 at Tokyo´s Ueno Zoo.
December 18, 2017
Despite freezing temperature and heavy snow, a fuzzy black and white giant panda enjoyed itself by rolling in the cold white flakes that have accumulated in Yabuli, a town in northeast China's...
December 6, 2017
The check up was carried out to make sure that the cubs were doing fine.
December 4, 2017
Prague: The Prague zoo on Tuesday celebrated the health of two rare Malayan tiger cubs -- a male and a female -- born there six weeks ago. Zoo officials said that the small size of the female --...
November 16, 2017
The only known male northern white rhino left in the world is under guard 24 hours at Kenya’s Ol Pejeta Conservancy. Namely Sudan, is 42 years old adult animal and is under 24-hour protection...
October 27, 2017
A passerby noticed a European bison grazing near river Oder in Eastern Germany which was reported to have been seen after 250 years. The animal had been declared endangered by WWF and therefore,...
September 22, 2017
A zoo in China last week threw a centennial birthday party for its celebrity "granny panda" who turned 35, according to state-run Xinua news agency Xinxing, born in 1982, is one of the oldest giant...
September 18, 2017
KARACHI: To the utter surprise of cetacean experts, a gigantic mother blue whale and calf were sighted off Churna Island, Balochistan on Sept 11. This is the first sighting of live blue whales in...
September 14, 2017
Seropédica, Brazil: Not a single wing flutters in the Seropedica aviary near Rio de Janeiro, where aras and others parrots are learning how to fly again after they were rescued from...
July 26, 2017
PARIS: The sixth mass extinction of life on Earth is unfolding more quickly than feared, and amounts to a "biological annihilation" of the planet´s wildlife, scientists have warned. More than...
July 11, 2017
BANGKOK: Hundreds of elephants used in Asia's tourism industry are kept in "severely cruel" conditions, animal welfare group World Animal Protection said on Thursday. Animal tourism in Asia has...
July 6, 2017
BERLIN: Two long-awaited giant pandas from China will arrive in Germany in two weeks time, with Berlin rolling out the red carpet for the furry ambassadors´ arrival. The two new residents,...
June 13, 2017
TOKYO: A baby panda whose birth this week delighted Japan and has dominated news coverage ever since appears to be in good health, the zoo said Tuesday. Tokyo´s Ueno Zoo celebrated the tiny...
June 13, 2017
KABUL: A rare Afghan marsh that was once a royal hunting ground is set to come under the official protection of the UN environment agency, with the aim of saving hundreds of migratory bird...
June 13, 2017
Rarely seen Albino animals from around the world are so amazing. These beautiful animals look as if they have been lifted from the pages of a mythical storybook, or transported from another world...
May 3, 2017
WASHINGTON: Much like human soldiers in combat, members of a large, black, termite-eating ant species found in sub-Saharan Africa march in formation into battle and afterward retrieve wounded...
April 13, 2017
MUMBAI: The Indian government has directed states not to grant rights to indigenous people and forest dwellers living in tiger reserves, a move that could hurt vulnerable communities, trigger...
April 12, 2017
KARACHI: WWF-Pakistan, in collaboration with the wildlife departments of Sindh, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, successfully concluded the fourth Indus river dolphin survey on Tuesday. The survey...
April 12, 2017
Miami: Orangutans, chimpanzees and bonobos are the nearest relatives of humans in the primate world, and like us, they can tell when a person is wrong in their beliefs, researchers said...
April 6, 2017
PODGORICA, MONTENEGRO: Two orphaned bear cubs have captured hearts in Montenegro after a farmer rescued them from starving to death in the wild. The cubs were found last month by March Ilinka...
April 4, 2017
PARIS: The world´s most lethal scorpion, the death stalker, has been caught on high-speed camera for the first time lashing out with its lethal stinger, scientists reported Tuesday. A...
April 4, 2017
MAMUJU, Indonesia: An Indonesian farmer has been discovered inside the belly of a giant python after the swollen snake was caught near where the man vanished while harvesting his crops, an official...
March 30, 2017
There is much joy and bliss in observing nature and Pakistan has been blessed with plenty of it. Owing to our country’s diverse climate, Pakistan has been blessed with a wide variety of animal...
March 10, 2017