ISLAMABAD : Monitoring Desk – Bahria Town Karachi has in fact been built on ancient villages and the natural habitat of wildlife, where various kinds of wild animals once lived. Even today, many animals are still seen inside the town at night, including jackals, foxes, and deer.
Some time ago, a herd of deer was seen in Precincts 31–35. People raised an alarm and informed the administration, after which the Bahria Town management placed poisonous substances in different areas of the town. As a result, many jackals, foxes, and deer were killed.
The Wildlife Department should take legal action against Bahria Town, otherwise the remaining animals will continue to be killed in the same manner. It must be remembered that these animals did not come into our city; rather, Bahria Town was constructed in their territory.
Therefore, either Bahria Town should raise and strengthen its boundary walls, or it must give a guarantee that animals will not be killed. Such a massacre is neither justified in any way nor tolerable.
The Wildlife Department should immediately take notice of this matter, or lawyers should file a case in court regarding this issue.
Killing wildlife in Bahria Town Karachi by poisoning or by any other means is not merely an unethical act, but a clear violation of national and international laws.
The Sindh Wildlife Protection Act explicitly declares such actions to be a crime, while the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the global principles of the IUCN define the protection of wildlife as a state and social responsibility.
No commercial housing project has the authority to commit ecological extermination in the name of its illegitimate fears or convenience. These animals did not enter our cities; rather, cities have been imposed upon their natural habitats.
If immediate action is not taken against this injustice, this environmental crime will become normalized, and its consequences will be borne not only by wildlife but also by humans and future generations.
Therefore, it is imperative that the Wildlife Department take immediate notice and initiate legal action against those responsible, and that conscious lawyers raise their voices in courts against this massacre, because silence is equivalent to complicity in this crime.
