LAHORE – Ameer Ali is not letting his love for art remain a mere source of income or entertainment. He is making art become his voice for endangered animal species.
For a whole week Ameer painted pictures and posted them on Facebook with information regarding the species.
Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle – “The decline of this species is primarily due to human activities, including the direct harvest of adults and eggs and incidental capture in commercial fishing operations. ”
Vaquita – “The greatest threat to this spectacular mammal is incidental death caused by fishing gears, gillnets, and illegal killings.”
The helmeted hornbill – “The spectacular Hornbill has been uplisted from Near Threatened to Critically Endangered due to severe hunting pressure for its Casque which is completely solid and rich in RED IVORY and also due to logging and agricultural conversion, leading to a loss of habitat.”
Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle – “The decline of this species is primarily due to human activities, including the direct harvest of adults and eggs and incidental capture in commercial fishing operations. ”
These are some of the many endangered animals in Pakistan:
Markhor. Yep, the national animal!
Mountain Weasel. These are creatures that live in the higher altitudes, mainly Kashmir.
Asian Black Bear.
Baluchistan Forest Dormouse.
Black Finless Porpoise.
European Otter.
Vole.
Indus River Dolphin.
