Rare White-Tailed Eagle found in Pakistan after one and a half century

White-Tailed Eagle had migrated from Europe to Pakistan and its condition was extremely critical

Karachi: After almost one and a half century, presence of rare White-Tailed Eagle of European breed has surfaced in Pakistan.

Karachi's bird lover Haroon Yousafzai, in conversation with Express News, said that in October 2025 during research on guest birds coming to Pakistan from cold countries around the world, he traced rare eagle White-Tailed Eagle which was rescued in extremely bad and injured condition.

According to Haroon Yousafzai, White-Tailed Eagle had migrated from Europe to Pakistan and its condition was extremely critical, because hunters were using it to trap other birds, both eyes of rare eagle were stitched with thread while it was also suffering from severe eye infection and other injuries.

He said that due to eagle's poor physical condition its chances of survival were also affected, however after timely rescue it was kept in environment with specific temperature for rehabilitation, where its care and treatment continued.

Haroon Yousafzai says that presence of White-Tailed Eagle in Pakistan has been recorded after almost 150 years. There is plan to release rare eagle back into natural environment in December after complete recovery.

According to him, White-Tailed Eagle will be released from Margalla Hills for its return towards its natural habitat, while before release eagle will also be fitted with GPS tag, through GPS tag movement of rare eagle, migration routes and its activities in natural habitat can be monitored, which will help in obtaining more information regarding presence and migration of this rare migratory bird in Pakistan.

According to Haroon Yousafzai, research started in October 2025 on guest birds coming to Pakistan eventually became means to reach this rare White-Tailed Eagle, he says that after recovery this rare guest coming to Pakistan after one and a half century will be released from Margalla Hills and sent back towards natural habitat.