New efforts in Punjab to protect and preserve wildlife

15-01-25 Chiara Bellini Team Pakistan Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence.   The recent killings of wildlife in Punjab and Balochistan, targeting striped hyenas, grey wolves and leopards, have caused concerns over the protection of endangered species and the punishment of crimes against wildlife (Dawn, 2025; The Express Tribune, 2025). Additionally, there has been a rising trend of illegal ownership of animals such as tigers and cheetahs, which are often kept in homes as domestic animals (Dawn, 2025). Thus, to better ensure the protection of wildlife, the Punjab Wildlife and Parks Department has proposed amendments to the Wildlife Protection Act of […]