WWF-Pakistan opposes move to export snow leopards to Russia

WWF-Pakistan opposes move to export snow leopards to Russia

Body says no "compelling conservation rationale" for transferring these animals.

Pakistan must wake up to animal rights

We, as a nation, have become cruel and heartless in many ways—especially when it comes to animals and their rights. It is heartbreaking to admit, but the way we treat animals in Pakistan reflects a deep lack of empathy. We routinely witness animals being beaten, starved, locked up, and left to suffer—and worse, this cruelty is met with silence or indifference. In contrast, many Western countries treat animals with kindness and dignity. There, pe…

WWF-Pakistan calls for cancellation of proposed snow leopard export to Russia

WWF-Pakistan has urged the federal government to immediately cancel a proposed plan to export two snow leopards from Gilgit-Baltistan to Russia. In a formal letter to the Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, the organization expressed serious concerns over the transfer of the animals—currently housed at the Naltar Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre—to the Moscow Zoo. The conservation body stated that such a move contradicts b…

WWF opposes relocation of two snow leopards from GB to Moscow

The World-Wide Fund (for Nature)-Pakistan or WWF-Pakistan has strongly opposed any move to transfer Pakistan’s indigenous snow leopards to Moscow, Russia. In a statement on Saturday, the WWF-Pakistan demanded that the proposed export of snow leopards should be immediately cancelled as Pakistan has the capacity and the habitat for the conservation of its iconic wildlife species. “A move to transfer the snow leopards from Gilgit-Baltistan to Mosco…