{"id":63268,"date":"2020-03-27T10:09:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T05:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=63268"},"modified":"2020-03-26T17:57:04","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T12:57:04","slug":"wildlife-department-takes-measures-to-protect-fauna-amid-coronavirus-outbreak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wildlife-department-takes-measures-to-protect-fauna-amid-coronavirus-outbreak.html","title":{"rendered":"Wildlife department takes measures to protect fauna amid coronavirus outbreak"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lahore:\nThe Wildlife Protection Department (Punjab) has taken steps to protect the\nfauna in the city\u2019s zoo attraction, wildlife parks and breeding centres in the\nwake of the coronavirus outbreak, according to news sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/green-pakistan-programme-aims-protect-wildlife-pm-khan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"\u2018Green Pakistan Programme\u2019 aims to protect wildlife: PM Khan (opens in a new tab)\">\u2018Green Pakistan Programme\u2019 aims to protect wildlife: PM Khan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To this effect, it has issued instructions for the staff working at these places to practice safety measures before entering the bird or animal cages. The Lahore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/ihc-forms-commission-to-overlook-affairs-of-marghazar-zoo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Zoo (opens in a new tab)\">Zoo<\/a> is currently closed for the public; however, the staff is working, as usual, to take care of the fauna. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The staff working with these animals have been instructed to wear face masks, sanitise their hands and refrain from touching the birds or animals unless necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/survey-launched-identify-endangered-wildlife-species.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Survey launched to identify endangered wildlife species (opens in a new tab)\">Survey launched to identify endangered wildlife species<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\nVeterinary Officer at Lahore Zoo has said that even though no such cases have\nbeen reported where animals or birds are infected with COVID-19 but staff is\nstill practicing caution in the handling of the fauna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Honorary\nGame Warden Baddar Munir has also said that the zoo administration is vigilant\nabout the vaccinations of the fauna and that exercising caution at this time is\nessential.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore: The Wildlife Protection Department (Punjab) has taken steps to protect the fauna in the city\u2019s zoo attraction, wildlife parks and breeding centres in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, according to news sources. Read: \u2018Green Pakistan Programme\u2019 aims to protect wildlife: PM Khan To this effect, it has issued instructions for the staff working at these places to practice safety measures before entering the bird or animal cages. The Lahore Zoo is currently closed for the public; however, the staff is working, as usual, to take care of the fauna. The staff working with these animals have been instructed to wear face masks, sanitise their hands and refrain from touching the birds or animals unless necessary. Read: Survey launched to identify endangered wildlife species The Veterinary Officer at Lahore Zoo has said that even though no such cases have been reported where animals or birds are infected with COVID-19 but staff is still practicing caution in the handling of the fauna. Honorary Game Warden Baddar Munir has also said that the zoo administration is vigilant about the vaccinations of the fauna and that exercising caution at this time is essential.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":60804,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15181],"tags":[24346,24347],"persona":[],"class_list":["post-63268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-wildlife-department-takes-measures-to-protect-fauna-amid-coronavirus-outbreak","tag-wildlife-protection-departmen","cat-15181-id"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Wildlife department takes measures to protect fauna - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Wildlife Protection Department (Punjab) has taken steps to protect the fauna in the city\u2019s zoo attraction, wildlife parks and breeding centres\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wildlife-department-takes-measures-to-protect-fauna-amid-coronavirus-outbreak.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Wildlife department takes measures to protect fauna - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Wildlife Protection Department (Punjab) has taken steps to protect the fauna in the city\u2019s zoo attraction, wildlife parks and breeding centres\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wildlife-department-takes-measures-to-protect-fauna-amid-coronavirus-outbreak.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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