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Wildlife dept to take to task guard who killed pangolin

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KARACHI: Hours after a security guard shot a pangolin five times in Zamzama on Sunday, the animal succumbed to its injuries while being treated at a private veterinary clinic. “It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing away of the rescued pangolin in Karachi. He could not make it through the night […]


Pangolin with gunshot wounds fighting for life

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KARACHI: A pangolin rescued after being seriously wounded by a security guard near the Zamzama Park in DHA a day earlier is fighting for its life in a veterinary clinic in Gulshan-i-Iqbal, it emerged on Sunday. The poor animal, an endangered species protected under the provincial wildlife law, was reportedly fired upon five times by […]


Farewell city life: Pangolin released back into the wild

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KARACHI: An Indian pangolin caught near Islamia College last week was released back into the wild on Tuesday, along with 53 black pond turtles rescued from different areas of the city last month. Officials of Sindh Wildlife Department (SWD) and World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan (WWF-Pakistan) released the pangolin in Khar centre of Khirthar National […]