Uzma Khan

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Uzma Khan
Nationality	Pakistani
Occupation	Conservationist

Uzma Khan is a zoologist, conservationist and animal welfare activist from Pakistan.

Career

Uzma Khan did her MSc in Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare from the University of Edinburgh, UK. She was awarded Shell Centenary scholarship to pursue her master's degree. She specialized in 'Endangered Species Management'. She is currently doing her PhD research in collaboration with the University of Siena, Italy. Her research focuses on the ecology of the Common leopard (Panthera pardus) in Ayubia National Park.

Uzma has been working at WWF-Pakistan since 1998. Currently, she is Director Biodiversity and has been involved in major conservation projects such as Indus River Dolphin Project, Common Leopard Conservation Project and Gyps Vulture Restoration Programme.

She also worked as an educationalist at Lahore Zoo. In 2000, she left the office and was succeeded by Bushra Khan. She is still associated with the Lahore Zoo as a member of the Lahore Zoo Management Committee.

References

WWF - Pakistan: Gyps Vulture Restoration Programme

v t e Zoos of Pakistan

Zoos	Bahawalpur Zoo Hyderabad Zoo (Rani Bagh) Islamabad Zoo Karachi Zoo Lahore Zoo Landhi Korangi Zoo

Safari parks	Jallo Wildlife Park Karachi Safari Park Lahore Zoo Safari Lohi Bher Wildlife Park Murree Wildlife Park

Theme Parks	Jungle World Kund Bear Park Lake View Park

Aquariums	Clifton Fish Aquarium Karachi Municipal Aquarium Landhi Korangi Aquarium

Aviaries	Changa Manga Vulture Center Dhodial Pheasant Center Karachi Walkthrough Aviary Lahore Walkthrough Aviary Lake View Park Aviary Lakki Marwat Crane Center Saidpur Hatchery

Wildlife parks	Attock Wildlife Park Bahawalnagar Wildlife Park Bhagat Wildlife Park Changa Manga Wildlife Park Dera Ghazi Khan Wildlife Park Gatwala Wildlife Park Kamalia Wildlife Park Lalazar Wildlife Park Perowal Wildlife Park Rahim Yar Khan Wildlife Park Sulemanki Wildlife Park Vehari Wildlife Park

Related people	Syed Babar Ali Fakhar Abbas Altaf M. Saleem Uzma Khan

Related organizations	SAZARC WWF Pakistan

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