Kirthar National Park

Kirthar National Park
Urdu: کِیرتھر نیشنل پارک, Sindhi (کيرٿرنيشنل پارڪ)
View of the Kirthar Park
Map showing the location of Kirthar National Park
Map showing the location of Kirthar National Park
Park location in Pakistan
LocationJamshoro District, Sindh, Pakistan
Coordinates25°42′N 67°35′E / 25.700°N 67.583°E / 25.700; 67.583
Area3,087 km2 (1,192 sq mi)
Established1974
Governing bodyWildlife and Parks Department of Government of Pakistan

The Kirthar National Park is situated in the Kirthar Mountains in Jamshoro District in Sindh, Pakistan. It was established in 1974 and encompasses over 3,087 km2 (1,192 sq mi), making it the third largest national park in Pakistan. Wildlife in the park comprises leopard, striped hyena, Indian wolf, honey badger, urial, chinkara gazelle and rare Sindh ibex. Blackbuck are kept in enclosures for a reintroduction project.[1]

Species

Mammals

Total species: 33. Mammals in the park include

Birds

At least 147 species of birds have been recorded in Kirthar National Park.[2] Species found in the park include bearded vulture (winter migratory), Bonelli's eagle, imperial eagle, tawny eagle, golden eagle, griffon vulture, Egyptian vulture, cinereous vulture, laggar falcon, red-necked falcon, common kestrel, crowned sandgrouse, MacQueen's bustard, grey partridge, see-see partridge, white-tailed lapwing, chestnut-bellied sandgrouse, Lichtenstein's sandgrouse, painted sandgrouse, Indian eagle-owl, Sind woodpecker, hypocolius, Hume's wheatear, long-billed pipit, crested bunting, desert lark, hoopoe and Indian silverbill.

Reptiles

Reptiles in the park include: [citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ Michael J. B. Green: IUCN directory of South Asian protected areas. Iucn-World Conservation Union (December 1990). ISBN 2-8317-0030-2
  2. ^ "Kirthar NP--Khar Center, SD, PK - eBird Hotspot".

25°42′N 67°35′E / 25.700°N 67.583°E / 25.700; 67.583