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DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE & ECOLOGY
INTRODUCTION
The Department of Wildlife Ecology had its origin in 2002 when the College of Veterinary Sciences was
upgraded to the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore. Five years later, the Department
of Wildlife and Ecosystem launched its Postgraduate degree program and became the first academic
department Pakistan ever dedicated specifically to the emerging field of wildlife management and
conservation. In 2007, the present Department name was adopted because Ecology rather than Ecosystem
more appropriately described the Department's emphasis in research and teaching. Later on the canvas
was broadened and the department in collaboration with Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture started
a new undergraduate degree programs in BS (Hons.) Zoology and M. Sc. Zoology. As of 2015, twenty
five M. Phil. and 4 Ph. D. degrees have been awarded.
Our mission is to conserve natural heritage of the country, dynamism of ecosystems and species
threatened with risk of extinction. Since baseline information on most of the species and habitats is
fragmentary, we are trying to develop an understanding of concepts and issues relevant to wildlife
management in Pakistan. We aim to apply this knowledge for analyzing, designing and implementing
wildlife management programmes in the country. We impart professional level skills to students to apply
their knowledge for conserving endangered species and manage fragmented and disturbed habitats. We
inculcate in them an ability to understand wider implications of wildlife management and a sense to
integrate information from across disciplines.
Currently the research priority of department is based on such fundamental topics as behavioral ecology,
nutritional and physiological ecology, landscape ecology and range management. Applied areas include
game species management, ecology of rare and endangered species, wildlife damage management,
ecosystem health and management, habitat fragmentation and environmental impact assessment. The
Department was founded to have grassroots approach that goes to the heart of a central issue i.e.