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Markhor- horned goat

MARKHOOR in English as known as Screw Horn or Screw-horned goat. Markhoor is the National animal of Pakistan.The word markhoor comes from both the Pushto and classical Persian languages. Markhoor is the largest of the goat family, found in Northern areas of Pakistan largely in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. These animals are extremely skilled in hard climbing.  May 24 is proclaimed by the UN as the International day of Markhoor, where Pakistan has sponsored a resolution, supported by 8 other countries. The current existing population of Markhoor ranges from 3500 to 5000 in Pakistan, mostly found in KP along with Balochistan and Gilgit Biltistan. Continued...   

Green Survival

As we know the survival of life on the green planet is now conditioned with, how we protect, consume our natural assets, preserve and conserve our biodiversity. Now is need of the time to expedite our speed of growing greenery. Otherwise we have left with no second option. Every resident of the earth has the obligation of planting a tree once a year if convenient so. I would suggests, every individual or elder of a house should plant a tree within the house premises or outside. Further it is appealed to the community elders, religious scholars, or preachers, who use load speakers frequently, should highlight the importance of plantation on priority basis.      Survival on green belt is immensely endangered by Climatic Changes in the last few decades. If the toughest challenges and environmental hazards are not perceived in real time; indeed it would be a great loss to the humanity. The teachings of our religion "Islam" says, Tree plantation is a (Sadqa Jaarai), The person...

Snowfall in Summer

Really, it is amazing that this hot summer suddenly saw snowfall at different places in Northern Areas of Pakistan. The reported image by Dawn newspaper published on June 24, shows clearly the snowfall at the upper parts of Kaghan Valley, dozens of shepherds stranded in Balakot Tehsil. It is further reported that local administration directed rescue workers to help out the stranded families along with their herds. Fifty years ago same snowfall in summer, in the month of June recorded. The reasons and causes are not known; however, few experts are of the opinion that Billion Tree Tsunami which was started in 2014 by KP Govt probably have improved the ecosystems of classified forests. On the other hand, an expert Andrej Flis 2022 (Long range/seasonal forecast), says that new abnormalities are occurring in atmosphere and oceans which creating different weather patterns in the second half of the year, specifically in the cold seasons later in the year. He further says that the weather chan...

New Glacier formed in Gilgit Baltistaan

This is to acknowledge SAMA TV Channel for reporting about the New Glacier formed in Gilgit Baltistaan in northern areas of Pakistan. Although we know that climate change is affecting our frozen areas but a new glacier is formed, for which the scientists are keen to carry out research about this new phenomenon. It is reported that this area has more than seven thousands Glaciers, but most of the glaciers are melting due to climate change or global warming. It is observed that some of the glaciers have been melted upto 4 kms around, but this new Glacier named as PARI GOOSH in the area of PASU in Gilgit Baltistaan is in expansion position. The scientists are deeply thinking about its formation and location. We have heard about the frozen lands like Antarctica and Siberian glaciers are also melting but this new occurrences may lead to new path in Climatic studies in the days ahead.   Written by: Painda Mand (PM)

Dry Climate: Forest on Fire

In the month of May 2022. we saw massive fire on Koh-e-Suleman, mountain located at the Sherani District, north west of Balochistan Province to the Southern parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. On the other hand the fire of Panan Village of Kotli Satyan  grabbed the wildland upto six kilometers and converted it into aches. Since yesterday, news are coming through social media that, some parts of Swat and Shangla forests caught on fire. Here the question arises in mind whether, the fire story is new phenomenon that happened yesterday or today? Is  the concerned authority have the capability to control or minimise the risks posed to the wild life? Surely this is not any new story rather we have heard about Amazon Forest Fire (2019), The Kincade Wildfire (2019), camp fire (2018), Greek Forest Fire (2007), Indonesian Forest Fire (1997) etc. We can say that all these happens by some human activity, dry weather, droughts, heat waves caused by weather change. As it is observed that wildfire ...