PESHAWAR
\nKhyber Pakhtunkhwa Wildlife Department on Saturday organized various events to mark International Wildlife Day in different districts of the province.
\nThe theme of the Wildlife Day was \u2018Partnership for Wildlife Conservation.\u2019 The events besides general public were attended by teachers, students and faculty members of schools, colleges and universities.
\nDFO Wildlife Extension organized a ceremony for school students at Govt Shaheed Hasnain Shah Higher Secondary School Peshawar to educate them about wild fauna and flora. The students were informed that the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on 20 December 2013 at its 68th session proclaimed 3 March as a Wildlife Day.
\nSimilarly, a colorful ceremony was also held at Peshawar Zoo wherein the students built Wildlife habitats according to lifecycle of animals and the time they spent in natural environment. In DIKhan, the ceremony was held at St Helen\u2019s High School where the DFO Wildlife briefed students about the importance of biodiversity and said how children can play a role in promotion and preservation of wild flora and fauna.
\nDFO Swat Wildlife Division Fayaz Ali Khan also addressed students in connection with Wildlife Day and highlighted positive impacts of animals and forest species on human lives. He said that protection of these species could help address several problems and create job opportunities for local communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PESHAWAR Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Wildlife Department on Saturday organized various events to mark International Wildlife Day in different districts of the province. The theme of the Wildlife Day was \u2018Partnership for Wildlife Conservation.\u2019 The events besides general public were attended by teachers, students and faculty members of schools, colleges and universities. DFO Wildlife Extension organized a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":317599,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-317581","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-peshawar"},"yoast_head":"\n