Transfer Bear 'Rano' to Islamabad: SHC

Transfer bear 'Rano' to Islamabad: SHC

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday directed the Karachi Zoo administration to hand over Rano, a female bear kept in poor conditions at the zoo, to the Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) within two days. A two-member bench headed by Justice Muhammad Iqbal Kalhoro heard a petition regarding the inadequate care and facilities for the animal. During the proceedings, the Secretary of Wildlife Department and the Senior Director of Karachi Z…

‘Big win for Rano’: SHC directs Karachi Zoo to move distressed brown bear to sanctuary within 2 days

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday ordered the Karachi Zoo administration to move the female brown bear Rano to a sanctuary within 48 hours, amid uproar over her worsening condition. On October 7, a two-judge SHC bench directed the senior zoo director and Sindh Council for Conservation of Wildlife (SCCW) secretary to appear in court today along with a report about the health of the brown bear. Animal rights activist Jude Allen Pereira petitio…