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I like birds, that's really pretty much it

Karachi
Joined October 2019
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Happy to have played a role in rescuing a rare Brown Fish Owl who was found by Mr Raza. It is now in the able custody of @WildlifeBoard
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We don't have many books on Pakistan's ecology. That being said, finding the published ones are not less than a challenge. These two booklets by the late Z. B. Mirza would be a bit of an academic reading I suppose but something I always looked forward too. – at Mingaora, Pakistan
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State Lands of the Eastern deserts and Western hilly tract of Sindh are vast areas. The natural vegetation growing there is gift of Mother Nature. It is protective shield against desertification and impacts of climate change, refuge for wildlife and camouflage of strategic importance. Coordinated steps is need of time.
(عام اطلاع) کنٹینرز والے ٹرالر مالکان اور معزز ٹرانسپورٹر حضرات سے گزارش ہے کہ اپنی گاڑیوں کے ڈرائیور حضرات کو ھدایات جاری کریں کہ صوبہ سندھ کے ریگستانی اور پہاڑی علاقوں سے غیر قانونی کاٹے گئے پیلو، جنڈ، کریڑ اور فراش کی لکڑی کو اپنے کنٹینرز، ٹرکس اور دیگر گاڑیوں پر لوڈ نہ کریں۔ ایسا کرنا غیرقانونی عمل ہے۔ اس امر میں کوئی شک نہیں کہ ٹرانسپورٹرز ان غیرقانونی کٹائی والے مافیاز کا ھرگز حصہ نہیں۔ اگر کوئی لکڑی چور کسی ٹرانسپورٹ گاڑی میں چوری کا مال لوڈ گا تو قوانین کا اطلاق نہ صرف لکڑی چور بلکہ اس گاڑی پر لازم ہوجاتا ہے۔ لہذا ٹرانسپورٹرز سے گزارش ہے کہ کسی قانونی پیچیدگی سے بچنے کے لیے مذکورہ تحفظ یافتہ درختوں کی لکڑیاں اپنی کارگو گاڑی میں لوڈ نہ کریں اور دیگر لکڑی لوڈ کرتے وقت متعلقہ آدمی سے قانونی اجازت نامہ و متعلقہ کاغذات ضرور طلب کریں بصورت دیگر ایسا غیرقانونی لوڈ نہ اُٹھائیں. واضح رہے کہ سندھ ھائی کورٹ نے آئینی پٹیشن نمبر 3287ـ2022 میں مورخہ 30/09/2024 کو جاری آرڈر میں صوبہ سندھ میں درختوں کے کاٹنے پر پابندی لگائی۔ مزید برآں کسی ناگزیر ضرورت کے صورت میں مذکورہ آرڈر کے پیرا نمبر 09 میں طریقہ وضع کیا گیا ہے۔ لکڑی کے تاجران ھدایات پر عمل کریں۔ #SindhWildlife🇵🇰 #Stop_illegal_wood_transit
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Zafeer retweeted
Red- necked phalarope from a serene lake in Upper Chitral valley #Pakistan
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Looking back at my eBird stats, I’ve yet to break into the top 20. Every bird & most birders, I’ve met in this spacetime has had a positive impact on me. Until there is air in my lungs, can't stop chasing birdsss!
I'm pretty new to the app but did well last day, I guess. My ranking moved from 117th to 99th in Pakistan by submitting 8 more species from my district.
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There was a time, Pakistan used to host this species in small numbers during winter, mainly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and occasionally in Baluchistan.
Great views of 17 bustards on the plains today, ended up being there 2 hours longer than planned as the rough road popped a tyre. Thankfully, replaced by a mobile unit and on our way! @bustardgroup
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Main reason to visit Abd al-Kuri was to see the endemic Sparrow which due to the island’s remoteness has been seen by very few birders. We found c.30 in the main village on the morning of 2nd day after not been able to find any the evening we arrived.A few on the hillsides later.
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GOOD NEWS: Birds of the World (@birdsoftheworld) by the @CornellBirds is now FREELY accessible to users in Pakistan. This otherwise subscription-based resource is highly recommended to birders, researchers & ornithologists to learn about 11000+ species of birds.
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Where else in the world, would you see four GIBs in one frame - 17 Humpback Dolphins in a 26 second video - 4 Snow Leopards wading through Korakaram snows Happy Earth Hour 2026 from Pakistan
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Rare sight to find a (critically endangered) GIB and a desert jackal casually crossing each other in the wild (this is somewhere deep inside the Cholistan desert - one of the best biodiversity hotspots in Pakistan)
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Eid Mubarak - from Pakistan's most ecologically rich forest in distant, inaccessible North Rawalpindi Hills along Jhelum River Trees include Chir Pine,Semal,Retha,Amla, Amaltas, Kikar,Date Palm,Oak,Siris Wildlife - leopard,rhesus monkey, barking deer,kaleej pheasant, peacock
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Replying to @PakSarfrazbugti
Here is an amazing trailer of my 2023 film from Makran Coast Balochistan Pakistan, Balochistan is super rich in biodiversity and untamed wildlife from Hingol Crocodile to Suleimani Markhor to Caracals and Persian leopard also overlaps in Balochistan #worldwildifeday #Balochistan #makran
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Artificial Intelligence Videos cannot replace human drive Like this video of rare Ladakh Urial in Astor - it's shaky as my heart pounded & hands shivered - from excitement & steep 4 hrs climb to 11000 ft in minus 6 C Originality of excruciating human effort will always beat AI
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Drop a photo of your cameras 📸
Drop a photo of your cameras 📷
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Ladakh Urial & Nanga Parbat Close to 8126 m high Nanga Parbat in Astor GB,there is a steep nullah with perilous slopes,where I watched a record 30 Ladakh Urial yesterday I am now among very few who have seen all 4 - Sindh Urial,Punjab Urial,Afghan(Torghar) Urial & Ladakh Urial
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Great news for bird watchers, a Mourning Wheatears spotted in Damaan plains of DIKHAN. Don't know about the rest of Pakistan but in this zone it's the 1st recorded spotting.
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First Record for Indian Subcontinent!
Great news for bird watchers, a Mourning Wheatears spotted in Damaan plains of DIKHAN. Don't know about the rest of Pakistan but in this zone it's the 1st recorded spotting.
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Somewhere in a secluded forest valley of Rawalpindi hills - along Jhelum River - a biggish Peafowl with colourful plumage scratches it's head after jumping a towering Chir Pine tree for nightly roosting
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Karachi Zoo Update: Please compare the statement of KMC official shared by Mayor @murtazawahab1 and my statement as a Court appointed observer. Sharing this only because KMC decided to make false claims in our names. The condition of the animals surveyed today at Karachi Zoo was deplorable. Rano suffers from childhood trauma, anxiety, lack of any empathy and friendliness from Zoo staff. Her teeth are broken and weak and she can't solids hence is forced to feed on eggs, milk and bread whereas milk and bread pose a threat of causing gastro related problems. Her head wound was not timely treated causing the maggots to make way from the front of her head to the back to head leaving an awful stint. She has been treated now but the medication given as per standards require Blood Test and Liver Function Test to be performed first but because Karachi Zoo the biggest Zoo of the Biggest city of Pakistan does not have a squeezing cage drawing blood sample of Rano not possible. It is only after the arrival of @WildlifeBoard experts from Islamabad that Rano has calmed down and received friendly treatment.
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𝗗𝗮𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗲𝗿: 𝗔 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗮𝗸𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱𝘀. New Issue Out Now! Explore Pakistan’s avian world through field insights, conservation stories & stunning visuals. Read & Download: rewildinginduslibrary.org/ca…
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