Vulture population shows signs of recovery in Pakistan
KARACHI: Once a prime candidate for extinction, the population of vultures in Pakistan has shown tentative signs of recovery in the
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Conservation
Saving rare vultures egg by egg
https://www.rferl.org/embed/player/0/30242696. Conservationists at a zoo in Lahore, Pakistan, are trying to bolster numbers of the critically endangered Oriental white-backed vulture,
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Climate change impact on snow leopard, its habitat highlighted
Herald Report Conservationists, ecologists, and environmentalists have called for enhanced efforts and awareness about the impact of climate
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Observatories advancing tourism impact monitoring at destination level
News Desk Observatories from all around the world, as well as other stakeholders from the public, private and academic fields
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Six projects receive 2019 Aga Khan Award for Architecture
The winners will share $1 million prizes which recognizes all parties involved in the conception, design, and realization of a
Read More‘Karam Shah’: a dream unfolding
https://www.youtube.com/embed/XV_DakljtmQ HAH Report A group of socially-conscious documentary makers has documented the life, social setting, culture and collective struggle of
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In Mongolia, snow leopard reserve gets bigger and better
Its a great news for snow leopards and local herding communities: the Mongolian government has decided to expand the Tost
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Six world projects win 2019 Aga Khan architecture award
The winners, who will share $1m, are: Bahrain’s Revitalisation of Muharraq, Bangladesh’s Arcadia Education Project, Palestinian Museum; Tataristan’s Public Spaces Development Programme
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Skinny wolves, sick bear: Pakistan officials wrangle over zoo
ISLAMABAD: An emaciated wolf rested its head on a block of ice, seeking relief from stifling heat in a zoo
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Trophy hunting: new money new conflicts
The recent opening up of trophy hunting, at very high prices for very few permits, of the markhor mountain goat
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Buddhist treasure in Gilgit cries out for govt’s attention
GILGIT: Thousands of Buddhists from Japan, South Korea and other parts of the world visiting Gilgit city every year crave
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Snow leopard conservation through community empowerment
In a remote valley of Chitral, the conservation programme turns local women into artisans, helping them generate extra income. Shameem
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Tibetan snowcock is caught on camera
A study on the little-known high-altitude bird in the pheasant family, the Tibetan Snowcock. The study uses reports on images from camera
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Most snow leopard population studies are biased: new research
Existing snow leopard population assessment studies tend to be conducted in the best habitats and cover areas that are too
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