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Migratory birds being sold for meat at Keenjhar Lake

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KEENJHAR: Hundreds of migratory birds, which make their way to the south of Pakistan during the winters, are unable to return as they are being sold for meat at Keenjhar Lake. Despite a ban on their trade and multiple arrests of the men involved, the illegal business thrives near the second largest freshwater lake in […]


Wildlife dept recovers 90 migratory birds from poachers

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KARACHI: The Sindh Wildlife Department (SWD) recovered at least 90 migratory birds on Sunday while they were being transported illegally to Badin city. Badin district’s SWD team, on a tip-off, recovered the birds from a passenger vehicle plying from villages along the coastal belt to the district headquarters between Lauri Sharif and Kadhan towns. According […]


Number of birds migrating from Siberia to Pakistan declines

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ISLAMABAD: The number of birds migrating from Siberia, which add colours to the wetlands of Pakistan, has declined drastically in recent years. Extreme weather in Russia forces many precious species of birds to leave their home in search of moderate weather which they find in India, but on their way they make stopovers at different […]