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Conservation sees urial rebounding in Salt Range
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (287+ words) LAHORE: The population of the rare Punjab urial is experiencing a steady resurgence across the rugged Salt Range, with recent sightings of large herds signalling improving stability for the vulnerable wild sheep, officials said. Recent footage captured near the Chakwal…...
Lion kept at private Karachi zoo in poor condition rescued, moved to sanctuary - Pakistan - DAWN. COM
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (338+ words) KARACHI: A lion whose distress image went viral on social media after being discovered in a private zoo in Nazimabad has been rescued and safely moved to an animal sanctuary, it emerged on Saturday. "The lion was in bad shape…...
Australia's Great Barrier Reef avoids "in danger' listing
2+ day, 59+ min ago (216+ words) SYDNEY: Australia's Great Barrier Reef, a major tourism drawcard, has avoided being listed as endangered despite the United Nations reporting "utmost concern" about mass coral bleaching and the impact of climate change. Canberra welcomed on Saturday the draft decision by…...
Art Corner - Newspaper - DAWN. COM
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (11+ words) Art Corner Dawn Published in Dawn, Young World, July 4th, 2026...
Monkeys, a rhino horn and dead pangolins: Illegal wildlife trafficking rampant across social media platforms
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (698+ words) The ghostly white creature curled up on a weighing scale is almost unrecognisable in the Facebook post offering it for sale. Only closer inspection reveals it to be a dead pangolin. The animal, one of the world's most endangered and…...
Book review: Amazing Animals - Whales
1+ week, 2+ day ago (228+ words) The world is full of amazing animals, some of which are even more interesting to study than human beings. A whale is one of those animals that is not just large and intelligent, but also rules the waters, much as…...
Quiz: Birds - Newspaper - DAWN. COM
2+ week, 3+ day ago (25+ words) Quiz: Birds Dawn Published in Dawn, Young World, June 20th, 2026 Trump open to congressional review of Iran deal as lawmakers seek details Next Story...
Velociraptor cousin had a taste for birds
3+ week, 6+ day ago (266+ words) Dawn Get the latest news and updates from Dawn WASHINGTON: About 120 million years ago in what is now northwestern China, many kinds of birds flocked to a lakeside ecosystem. This dense avian population would have offered a smorgasbord for a…...
IWMB suspects locals, foreign nationals behind wildlife killings in Islamabad
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (299+ words) ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) suspects that local residents and Chinese nationals are involved in the killing of wildlife through snares in the Islamabad Nature Conservation, Wildlife and Protected Areas. The IWMB also found a number of traps…...
Ignoring the inevitable
2+ mon, 18+ hour ago (1066+ words) A STONE with nail-like sharp edges lying 20-60 feet beneath the sea around Churna Island " locally called "kumcha" " has been one of the annoying issues that fishermen curse as an enemy which often traps and tears apart their fishing nets. These…...