PfA Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Centre

  All over the world, various wild animals are currently being trafficked, either alive or killed and converted into various animal products, to satisfy a black market that thrives on superstition. These beliefs may range from wild and unscientific claims of medical benefits such as those common to Chinese medicine and other ancient forms of medicine to superstitious beliefs of these animals bringing good fortune if sacrificed in specific black magic rituals.  The Illegal Wildlife Trade is marked at a net worth of 19 Billion dollars and is known as the second biggest threat to the extinction of various species of Wildlife, only after habitat destruction. While it is already problematic that human society has largely built itself upon the assumption that natural resources, both inanimate and alive, exist for the sake of human consumption, it is even worse when this consumption is driven by the propagation of baseless myths and rumors.  Therefore, it is important to bust th...

The ecosystem is an intricate web of interconnecting relationships between a wide variety of species that call this earth their home. It is a delicate system of checks and balances that helps ensure the sustenance of life on Earth. While some species predate on others and keep populations under control, others like plants replenish the atmosphere with oxygen and synthesize food using the energy of the sun for the benefit of many others. Some creatures are specially adapted to aid plants in reproduction. Two such important roles that many species play in this cosmic dance of nature is that of Pollination and Seed Dispersal. They are responsible for the survival and propagation of several plant species that cover our cityscape. The sexual reproduction of plants is a complicated affair. They produce flowers containing male sexual organs, female sexual organs, or both. The former, called a stamen, consists of a filament fixed upon which is the anther, a pod-like structure with sacs contain...