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Video: 50 Himalayan ibex spotted in rare sighting in Gilgit-Baltistan s Hunza Valley
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Himalayan ibex indigenous to Pakistan s Himalayan and Karakoram range.
WWF-Pakistan’s team captured the footage with a local wildlife photographer
LAHORE: The World Wildlife Fund - Pakistan captured rare footage of about 50 Himalayan ibex near Passu Glacier in Hunza Valley,
The Himalayan ibex is indigenous to Pakistan s Himalayan and Karakoram range.
WWF-Pakistan’s team captured the footage with a local wildlife photographer to understand how communities have protected wildlife in the area, a press statement by the WWF-Pakistan read.
Recording such a large number of Himalayan ibex on film in Gilgit-Baltistan is a rare sight hinting at a healthy ecosystem that can support large predators such as snow leopards, lynx and wolves.
WWF-Pakistan study finds very healthy marine ecosystem around Astola Islands
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Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
WWF says that it is a “sigh of relief” that there were “no reports of coral bleaching near Astola Island” as it would have seriously affected the coral and associated marine life. Photo: File
Latest expedition reveals amazing wildlife and healthy ecosystem along Astola Islands.
Expedition was taken as it was feared that the Astola Island “may be at risk” ever since reports of coral bleaching near Churna Island had come forward.
Expedition team finds coral and associated habitats “teeming with marine life”.
KARACHI: A team of scuba divers have found that a “very healthy and productive marine ecosystem” continues to exist around the Astola Islands despite the coral bleaching reported near the Churna Islands.