Webinar on Wolves Conservation held at UO

Published on February 1, 2022 by    ·(TOTAL VIEWS 235)      No Comments

Okara (UNP / Sheikh Nadeem Sheraz)
The University of Okara’s Institute of Pure & Applied Zoology (IPAZ), in collaboration with Punjab Wildlife & Parks Department, organized a webinar on the ‘Evolutionary History of Wolves in South Asia and their Conservation Strategies’ where Lauren Mae Hennelly from University of California delivered a detailed online lecture on the evolutionary distinctiveness of wolf species of Pakistan.
The event was moderated by Dr Hira Fatima from the IPAZ. In the inaugural session of the webinar, Prof Dr Muhammad Wajid, Chairman IPAZ, thanked the UO’s Vice Chancellor, Prof Dr Muhammad Zakria Zakar, and Secretary Wildlife Punjab for their support for the event. He advised Dr Fatima to initiate a concrete collaboration among the UO, the University of California and Punjab Wildlife Department for research on the conservation of various endangered animals.
Hennelly, in her lecture, told that India and Tibetan Wolves were the most unique species of the world and they needed to be conserved.
The Deputy Director Wildlife Muddasir Hassan, Dr Muddasir Hassan Abbasi In-Charge, Department of Wildlife and Ecology and Dr Mohammad Idnan, Lecturer Zoology, also addressed to the webinar.

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