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Volume 1: Issue 1: January - March, 2012EDITORIALPakistan Wildlife Foundation (PWF)was established in June 2010 as anon-profit, conservation organizationby a small group of likemindedconservationists, nature lovers andwildlife ecologists with the missionto enhance awareness among themasses in the country regardingbiodiversity and environment andto change their attitudes towardspositive, sensible and responsibleactions for nature. The foundationwas incorporated with Securities andExchange Commission of Pakistan(SECP) in October, 2010 under theCorporate Universal IdentificationNo. 0073723.Pakistan Wildlife Foundation aimsto provide a platform for the naturelovers, university students andresearchers to share their wildliferelated experiences and ideasbesides help protect, preserve,conserve, management of wildlife,their habitats and their wise andsustainable utilization in thecountry. WILDLIFE OF PAKISTAN;a quarterly magazine has beenlaunched to disseminate wildliferelated news, issues, ideas andinformation for wildlife lovers in thecountry and abroad. The magazineencourages wildlife lovers tocommunicate effectively.It also serves as a medium topropagate the national and theindividuals’ achievements and landmarks of interest among youth fornature conservation in Pakistan.Pakistan Wildlife Foundationawards “Best Article Shield” to thewriters on the basis of readers’evaluations to inculcate an interestin communicating among wildlifelovers and young writers.Readers comments, suggestionsand recommendations will be greatlyappreciated by the Editors.A separate section; “Letters toEditor” is allocated in the magazinefor readers’ feedback. The EditorialBoard can be accessed / approachedthrough Emails at;editor@pakwildlife.orginfo@pakwildlife.orgWILDLIFE OF PAKISTAN3Observing Marcopolo Sheep (Ovis ammon polii) in Karchenai Nullah, Khunjerab National Park © Waseem Ahmad Khan, PWF
Volume 1: Issue 1: January - March, 2012Atif YaqubLahoreEmail: atifravian@yahoo.comMuhammad Faizan NaeemLahoreEmail: faizan_naeem2003@yahoo.comWHAT IS WILDLIFE!WILDLIFE OF PAKISTAN4When we hear the term "wildlife", itgenerally refers to large ferociousanimals living in jungles and forestssuch as tigers, lions, elephants,wolves, Wild boars, deer's etc. Butin fact, "wildlife" implies to any livingorganism in its natural habitat whichincludes all plants, animals andmicro organisms except cultivatedplants and domesticated animals.From ecological view point, wildlifeis a renewable resource. Wildlifealso includes the flora present inthe forests. Basically the flora is thecollections of plants and fauna, thecollection of animals. Precious plantsand animals are becoming extinct orendangered as a result of clearingof the forests. The forests are hometo many precious species of plantsand animals. In fact, the wealth ofwildlife is so much that we havenot even identified a large numberof the species. Many practices likepoaching, encroaching forestlandfor cultivation and occupation,pollution, etc. have resulted in thedecline in numbers of wildlife, bothflora and fauna.undomesticated state. OxfordAdvanced Learner's Dictionarydefines the term wildlife as animals,birds, insects, etc. that are wildand live in a natural environment.According to the concise Oxforddictionary of zoology, “wildlife isany undomesticated organisms,although the term is sometimesrestricted to wild animals, excludingplants”. Collin's concise dictionaryand thesaurus terms wildlife asflora and fauna. Collin's Englishdictionary refers wildlife as wildlifeanimals and plants collectively.English Collins Dictionary termswildlife as wild animals and plantscollectively. Longman Cambridgeadvanced learner's dictionarydescribes wildlife as animals andplants that grow independentlyof people, usually in naturalconditions. Longman dictionary ofContemporary English AdvancedLearner's dictionary delimits theterm wildlife as animals and plantsgrowing in natural conditions.Dictionary of contemporary Englishquotes wildlife as animals andplants growing in natural conditions.The new International Webster'scomprehensive dictionary of theEnglish language states wildlifeas wild animals, trees and plantsBy far, various experts haveattempted to define the term,“wildlife” in great many ways. Hereis a brief account of how variousexperts quote wildlife.The American heritage dictionaryof the English language defineswildlife as animals and vegetation,especially animals living in a natural,The Pioneer White / African Caper White (Anaphaeis aurota) © Waseem Ahmad Khan, PWF
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