Introduction:

The biological diversity of Pakistan primarily consists of wildlife, which is also a significant

renewable natural resource. Its preservation is essential for ethical and socioeconomic grounds

alike. Animals in the wild and birds are an important component of our ecosystem because they

have great ecological, aesthetic, and economic values. As a result, the preservation of wildlife

for human consumption and enjoyment has a long history. Customary and statutory laws,

which date back to the early 1900s, were created for this reason.

Each province is guided by the National Council for Wildlife Conservation (NCCW) in response to

the nation's diminishing and depleting animal resources. From the middle of the 1970s, the

Northern Areas, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), and Islamabad Capital Territory have passed

Wildlife Protection Acts and established regulations. These laws control hunting and offer

protection to specific animals. Wild animal and bird possession, export, and import.

Additionally, they recommend management techniques include the development of national

parks, game reserves, wildlife sanctuaries, and more recently, community-managed wildlife

conservation areas.

These acts and regulations have undergone numerous revisions and alterations over time to

satisfy the needs of a specific province or area. For wildlife managers and researchers across

the nation, all these modifications and alterations were either tucked away in files or buried in

official paperwork. Wildlife acts and regulations were frequently not recompiled or reissued

after their initial printing in the 1970s. So, it was urgently necessary to compile all of these acts
and rules with the most recent updates and make them available in a printed document that

included all of the provincial acts and rules.

These acts and regulations have undergone numerous modifications over time in order to

satisfy the needs of a specific province or area. For wildlife managers and researchers across

the nation, all these modifications and alterations were either tucked away in files or buried in

official paperwork. Wildlife acts and regulations were frequently not recompiled or reissued

after their initial printing in the 1970s. So, it was urgently necessary to compile all of these acts

and rules with the most recent updates and make them available in a printed document that

included all of the provincial acts and rules.

Contents to be covered:

1. History of Wildlife Legislation in Pakistan

2. West Pakistan Wildlife Protection Ordinance, 1959
3. West Pakistan Wildlife Protection Rules, 1960.
4. The Pakistan Wildlife Ordinance, 1971.
5. Sindh Wildlife Protection Ordinance, 1972.
6. Balochistan Wildlife Protection Act, 1974.
7. Balochistan Wildlife Protection Rules, 1975.
8. Punjab Wildlife Act & Rules, 1974.
9. Azad Jammu & Kashmir Wildlife Act, 1975
10. Azad Jammu & Kashmir Wildlife Rules, 1985
11. N.W.F.P. Wildlife Act, 1975.
12. N.W.F.P. Wildlife Rules, 1977.
13. Northern Areas Wildlife Preservation Act 1975.
14. Definitions (of some related terminologies).
15. Appointment of officers.
16. Powers of an honorary officer.
17. Constitution of the Board
18. Functioning of the Board.
19. Restriction of hunting.
20. Prohibition to employ hawks and dogs without special license.
21. Animals found dead or killed or caught unlawfully.
22. Certificate of lawful possession.
 23. Restriction on transfer of animals, trophies or meat.
24. Restriction on import and export of animals, trophies or meat.
25. Restriction on dealings in animals, trophies or meat.
26. Wildlife Sanctuary.
27. Wildlife breeding farm.
28. National park.
29. Game reserve.
30. Wildlife Park, zoological or zoo and safari park.
31. Alteration of boundaries of wildlife sanctuary, national park and
32. Private game reserve, Wildlife Park and safari park.
33. Penalties.
34. Abetment of an offence.
35. Killing or capturing in self-defense.
36. Power to search without warrant.
37. Power to seizure.
38. Procedure as to perishable property seized under section 26.
Result of thesis:
a) Wildlife conservation and its problems & threats.
b) Challenges in effective implementation of wildlife protection Laws in Pakistan.
c) Loopholes for implementations
d) Suggestions
e) How can enforcement be improved?
f) Possible solutions in wildlife conservation and implementation of laws.