In this Post
–Timings of Sindh Wildlife Museum
–Ticket Prices of Sindh Wildlife Museum
–Location of Sindh Wildlife Museum
–More About Freemasons Lodge
–Popular Eateries Nearby
–Famous Neighbourhoods Nearby
Sindh is home to many tourist attractions, including some significant historical landmarks, but there’s a lot more to this province than forts and tombs. One of the most underrated features of Sindh is its ecological diversity. Visit Kirthar National Park and Mehran Wildlife Sanctuary and you’ll realize how incredibly blessed this region is in terms of flora and fauna. In order to help people gain more knowledge about wildlife in Sindh and the natural settings of different animal species, the provincial government, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has renovated and reopened the Sindh Wildlife Museum after a long wait of 29 years.
In this blog, we’ll learn all about this amazing place, which is yet another delightful addition in the list of museums in Karachi.
More About Sindh Wildlife Museum
Restored and opened to the public after almost three decades, the Sindh Wildlife Museum features hundreds of animal species in their natural settings. This facility will play an important role in helping future generations understand the biodiversity of Sindh and facilitating research for its conservation. More than 107 reptiles, 322 local and migratory bird species, and 82 mammals native to the region have been put on display in the form of specimens on shelves, pictures, and paintings. Some of the most prominent wildlife species showcased in the museum include Sindh Ibexes, jackals, wild sheep, black bears, spotted owls, Asian koels, crocodiles, and different species of snakes.
As per the officials of the Sindh Wildlife Department, the restoration of the museum, which was jointly funded and supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), was costed around PKR 1.6 million. The restoration work of the place almost took a year. Now that it has officially opened, the museum features four rooms as well as two large corridors, including a library with an extensive collection of books and journals on wildlife. It is also an ideal place for the organisation of educational trips.
Quick Fact: Joint efforts have been carried out by the Sindh Wildlife Department (SWD) and World Wildlife Federation (WWF) to protect hundreds of animal species, native to the region, from going extinct. For instance, recently a research-based project was carried out along the coastal belt of Sindh, where the eggs of the very rare olive ridley sea turtle were taken away by the officials for their preservation and safe hatch, to prevent the species from extinction.
Timings of Sindh Wildlife Museum
The timings of the Sindh Wildlife Museum have been listed as under:
Friday to Sunday: 9 am to 5 pm
*Note: Timings may vary on public holidays and during the weekends
Ticket Prices of Sindh Wildlife Museum
As of now, the entry to the Sindh Wildlife Museum has been kept free for all.
Location of Sindh Wildlife Museum
The museum is located in Freemasons Lodge, one of the city’s oldest constructions situated in Karachi’s historic colonial core:Saddar Town. The complete address of the place is as follows:
Address: Deen Mohammad Wafai Road, Civil Lines, Frere Town, Karachi
More About Freemasons Lodge Building
Constructed in 1914, Freemasons Lodge Building is one of the many remnants of the British Raj in Karachi. For many years, it served as an important place for the high-end meetups and sacred rituals of the Freemasons society in the region. It was often known as “Jadoo Ghar,” which means “the House of Magic” in Urdu by the locals who did not know the purpose of the building. However, later on, after the independence of Pakistan, practicing Freemasonry was banned in the country and the building was taken over by the government of Sindh, where it established its wildlife department in the era of the 1990s. Now, this historical landmark also hosts the newly restored Sindh’s only wildlife museum.
Popular Eateries Nearby
When you are in the old city area, you are never far away from some of the city’s top eateries and restaurants. So, if you get peckish after getting done with your trip to the Sindh Wildlife Museum, you will have a variety of delicious desi meals awaiting you at some of the best restaurants in the area, which have listed below with their respective distances from the museum.
- Food Centre (5 min. drive away)
- Karachi Haleem (5 min. drive away)
- Mazaydar Haleem (5 min. drive away)
- Waheed Kabab House (5 min. drive away)
- Aghas Restaurant (3 min. drive away)
- KBC Restaurant (2 min. drive away)
Other Neighbourhoods in the Area
Located within the heart of Saddar Town, Sindh Wildlife Museum is surrounded by many popular neighbourhoods and arteries of Karachi including Civil Lines, Karachi Cantt, Clifton, Shahrah-e-Liaquat and I.I. Chundrigar Road. These localities offer you a plethora of property options, falling in different price ranges. In order to explore more areas in the city of lights in terms of property investment, head over to our area guide section for Karachi.
This brings us to the end of our overview of the Sindh’s only wildlife museum, which was recently opened in Karachi. Feel free to share your valuable feedback at blog@zameen.com. We’d love to hear from you and hope that this blog will help you with your trip to the Sindh Wildlife Museum.
Meanwhile, you might also be interested in reading our detailed overviews of other popular museums in the city of lights including PAF Museum, Quaid-e-Azam House Museum, and Maritime Museum.
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