TOPIC NAME: Protected areas of
Pakistan
SUBMITTED TO:
MAM BUSHRA ALLAH RAKHA
SUBMITTED BY:
MISHKAT NOOR
ZARAK KHAN

CONTENTS
Definition
IUCN Categories
Types of Protected Areas
CITES Protected Animals in
Pakistan

What are protected areas?
 "A clearly defined geographical space, recognized,
dedicated and managed, through legal or other effective
means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature
with associated ecosystem services and cultural values.
 Generally, protected areas are understood to be those in
which human occupation or at least the exploitation of
resources is limited.
 Protected areas are essential for biodiversity
consevation, often providing habitat and protection
from hunting for threatened and endangered species.
 In Pakistan Protected areas are of four types National
Parks, wildlife santuary, game reseve and community
controlled hunting areas.

IUCN protected areas management categories
 IUCN Category Total sites
 IUCN Category Ia :Strict Nature Reserve
 IUCN Category Ib: Wilderness Area
 IUCN Category II : National Parks
 IUCN Category III: Natural Monuments
 IUCN Category IV:Wildlife Sanctuaries
 IUCN Category V:Protected Landscape/Seascapes
 IUCN Category VI: Managed Resouce Protected Area

Types of Protected Areas in Pakistan
These are types of protected areas in
Pakistan.
National Parks : 29
Wildlife Sanctuaries : 99
Game Reserves :102
Community Controlled Hunting Areas : 76

Summary of protected areas in Pakistan
Province/
Territory
National
Parks
Wildlife
Sanctuary
Game
Reserve
CCHA Total
AJK 8 0 12 0 19
Balochista
n
2 15 8 2 27
KPK 6 8 38 52 104
Punjab 4 36 20 3 63
Sindh 1 35 14 0 50
Federal
Territory
1 1 1 0 3
GB 5 3 9 19 36
Total 29 99 102 76 306

National Parks
 According to modern protected area legislation, a national
park is a protected area set aside by the government for the
protection and conservation of its outstanding scenary and
wildlife.
 Pakistan has 29 proteted areas known as National parks ,
only some of these are under the conservation scope of
IUCN.
 A national park shall be assesible to public for
recreation,education and research subject to such
restrictions and fee as government may impose.

NATIONAL PARKS
 Following are the major national parks of Paksiatan:
 Central Karakoram national park
 Deosai national park
 Kirthar national park
 Lal Suhanra national park
 Hingol national park
 Hazarganji-Chiltan national park
 Margalla Hills national park
 Ayubia national park
 Machiara national park
 Chitral Gol national park
 Khunjerab national park

Prohibited acts in National Parks
 Hunting,trapping,shooting,killing and capturing of
wild animals.
 Firing of guns.
 Burning ,destroying and removal of plants.
 Clearing of land for cultivation.
 Construction of roads , railway lines etc.
 Surface mining.
 Polluting water flowing through national parks.

Aims and purposes of establishing national parks
 The primary purpose of national park is to protect the
natural wonders and the wildlife located within these
enviornments.
 For variety of living things.
 They provide safe home for native plants and animals.
We coexist with all these creatures on this planet so we
must do our best to protect them.
 For our enjoyment and health.
 National parks are places of natural beauty.Many
people have fun bushwalking,camping or having a
picnic,enjoying the view and taking fresh air.

Central Karakoram National Park
 It is the largest national Park of Pakistan, located in Gilgit
Baltistan.
 It was declared a national park on 1993.
 It covers an area of 1,390,100 ha (3,435,012 acres).

Wildlife of central karakoram national park
Mammals
 Marcopolo sheep
 Markhor
 Urial
 Ibex
 Red fox
 Grey wolf
 Asian black bear
 Brown bear

Wildlife of central karakoram national park
 BIRDS
 Robin accentor
 Black-throated thrush
 Vultures
 Rosefinches
 Himalayan monals
 REPTILES
 There are three species of lizard but no amphibians

Deosai National Park
 It is spread over an area of 358,400 ha (885,626 acres).
 It was established in 1993 to conserve endangered Himalayan
brown bear.
 Deosai plains are home to snow leopard ,red fox, golden
marmot , wolf, ladakh urial, himalyan musk deer,

Kirthar National Park
 It is founded in 1974.
 It stretches over an area of 308733 hectares.
 It is situated in Kirthar Mountain range, South
west of Sindh.
 It is the third largest national park of Pakistan
and the first Pakistan’s national park to be
included in IUCN list of national parks.

Wildlife of kirthar national park
 Fauna of Kirthar Nationl park :
Jungle cat , Jackal, Urial,Sindh Ibex,Indian grey
mangoose,Hedgehodges,Porcupine.

Lal SUhanra National Park
 It is also one of the largest national parks of South Asia.
 It is situated in Bahawalpur ,Punjab , Pakistan,
 It is spread over an area of 162568 acres.
 It was established in 1972 for the conservation of native
flora and fauna of Cholistan particularly
Blackbuck,Chinkara ,Blue bull and others
 It is notable for the diversity of its landscape ,which
include areas of desert, forest and wetland.
 It is also a biosphere reserve in the Central Pakistan.

Wildlife of Lal Suhanra National Park
 Mammals
 Long eared hedgehodge,Bluebull, Hog deer, Smooth coated
otter, Indian rhino (introduced).
 Birds
 More than 160 species including houbara bustard,indian
sparrow hawk,Egyptian vulture,laggar falcon

Wildlife of lal suhanra national park
 Reptiles
 Monitor lizard , Russels’s viper, Indian cobra, Spiny
tailed lizard.

Hingol National Park
 Area : 165004 ha ,located along Makran coast,Balochistan.
WILDLIFE OF HINGOL NATIONAL PARK
 Mammals of the park are Ibex,Urial,Chinkara gazelle.
 Fishes incude endamic and threatened species such as
Mahaseer ,Schools of plumbeous dolphins(Sousa plumbea).

Wildlife of Hingol National park
 Reptiles
Marsh crocodile, Olive ridley, Green Marine turtle
 Birds
Houbara bustard, Dalmation, Spot Billed Pelican, Eagle owl ,
Brown vulture.

Hazarganji -Chiltan National Park
 Area 15,555 ha (38437 acres).loacted in
Quetta,Balochistan.
 Establised in 1980 to provide refuge to
endangered chiltan wild goat or Markhor.

Wildlife of hazarganji- chiltan national park
 Mammals
1. Indian wolf
2. Caracel
3. Jackal
4. Porcupine
5. Desert hare
 Birds
1. Scoops owl
2. Common cuckoo
3. European bee eater
4. Rock partridge
5. Honey buzzard
 Reptiles
1. Saw scaled viper
2. Spiny tailed lizard
3. Monitor lizard

Margalla Hills National Park
 This park is located in the foothills of Himalayan Range.
 It was established in 1980.
 It covers an area of 17,386 ha (42,962 acres).
 The park was setup to provide refuge to Grey goral,Barking
deer, and leopard.

Wildlife of Margalla hills national park
 It is a home to 600 plant species;
 250 Bird varieties including
White cheeked bulbul, yellow vented bulbul,paradise fly
catcher, cheer pheasant, larks , golden oriale.
 38 Mammals including grey goral ,rhesus
macaque,yellow throated martin,fruit bats.
 13 Reptile species including himalayan pit viper, saw
scaled viper, russel’s viper.

Ayubia national park
 It is a small national park in the Muree Hills with an area of
3312 ha.
 It consists entitely of reserve forests including Pine forests
covering the hills and provideing shelter to larger and smaller
mammals.
 The park was establish to provide refuge to loepard and black
bear.
 Ayubia National Park is a major recreation area visited by
large numbers of local tourists, mostly from Islamabad and
Abottabad.

Wildlife of ayubia national park
 Mammals
1. Asiatic leopard
2. Yellow throated martin
3. Red flying squirrel
4. Himalayan palm civet
5. Rhesus macaque
 Birds
1. Golden eagle
2. Perigrine falcon
3. Spotted and collared dove
4. Hill pigeon

Machiara national park
 Area 33438 acres
 It is located in Neelam Valley, Muzaffarabad ,Azad Kashmir.
 It was established in 1996.
 It is one of the few sites where a breeding population of the
Western Tragopan pheasant exists, it is one of the most
significant pheasnts in the world.

Chitral gol national park
 Area of the park is 7750 ha (19151 acres), located in land of
Kafir Kalash and beautiful Gol valley ,Chitral,surrounded by
snow clad mountains and pine trees.
Wildlife oF the park
 MAMMALS
 Markhor goat
 Siberian ibex
 Ladakh urial
 Black bear

Khunjerab national park
 Area 2,26,913 ha
 Located along Karakoram Highway, Gilgit, Gilgit Baltistan at a
height of over 4000 m near the Khunjerab Pass Pakistan.
 It was established in 1975 since the population of marcopolo sheep
was declining at alarming rate at that time.

Wildlife of khunjerab national park
 MAMMALS
 Tibetan Red Fox
 Blue Sheep
 Tibetan Wolf
 Tibetan Wild Donkey
 Ermine
 Alpine Weasel
 Large eared Pika
 Cape Hare

GAME RESERVE
 Game reserves are large areas of land where wild animals
live safely or are hunted in a controlled way for sport.
 Government may declare any area to be a game reserve where
hunting of wild animals shall not be allowed , except under
special permits.
 In pakistan there are 102 game reserves.
 Head Qadirabad Game reserve
 Machiara Game reserve

Wildlife sanctuary
 A Wildlife sanctuary is an area set aside as an undisturbed
breeding ground where public access restricted or regulated
beyong national parks and game reserves.
 Public access, settlement , grazing by domestic livestock,such
activities are prohibited in wildlife sancturies.
 Hunting is strictly prohibited in these areas.
 The main objective of wildlife sanctuary is to protect flora
and fauna from extinction.
 At present there are 99 wildlife sanctuaries in Pakistan, 66
officially recognised by and upto the standards of the
Internatonal Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES OF PAKISTAN
 Following are the major wildlife sanctuaries of Pakistan.
 Astore
 Baltistan
 Bajwat
 Cholistan wildlife sanctuary
 Chashma and Taunsa Barrage Dolphin sanctuary
 Chumbi surla
 Hab dam
 Lehri nature park
 Naltar
 Nara desert
 Runn of kutch

ASTORE/BALTISTAN WILDLIFE
SANCTUARIES
 Covering 800 sq km in total,these areas are on the north side
of Astore Valley in Gilgit Baltistan, east of Nanga Parbat,on
either side of the Indus.
 They are prominent for being conservationist Spots for the
endangered Astore Markhor, in addition to endangered Snow
Leopard , Brown Bear and the Lynx.

BAJWAT WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
 Total area is 5400 ha , located in Sialkot District.
 It provide protection for Waterfowls (order Anseriforms) ,
and variety of mammals including Hog Deer and Nilgai.
 Scientists have recorded 110 species of birds on the site. The
most common are species of the family Motacillidae.

CHOLISTAN WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
 In Cholistan desert , Punjab, an area of about 6,533 sq kn has
been declared as wildlife sanctuary inside the desert.
 Some of the rare animals of this region are the Desert Wolf,
Indian Fox,Red Fox , Saker Falcon, Black-backed vulture and
Saw scaled Viper.

Chashma and taunsa barrage dolphin sanctuary
 It is located in Mianwali District, Punjab, Pakistan.
 It was declared open to the public in 1972.
 Since the 1970s, the population of the Indus River
Dolphins has significantly increased there.

Chumbi surla wildlife sanctuary
 It is a wildlife sanctuary covering an area of 55,945 acres
(22,640 ha).
 It is located in Khushab district and Chakwal
District, Punjab, Pakistan.
 It was established in 1978, for the purpose of conserving the
threatened species of urial.

NARA DESERT WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
 The Nara Desert provide refuge to a large number of wildlife
in the Sindh province.
 The Nara Canal area is known to be of great importance for
wintering waterfowl and other wildlife.
 The largest population of Mugger Crocodile in Pakistan is
found here.

RANN OF KUTCH WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
 The Rann of Kutch Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Badin
District. It was declared a wildlife sanctuary by the Sindh
government in Pakistan in 1980.
 The area is known to be a breeding ground for Flamingoes
and a staging (temporary platform) ground for Pelicans,
Cranes, Storks, and many species of Waterfowl.

PROTECTED FORESTS
 The protected areas serve the purpose of conserving the forests
and wildlife of Pakistan.
 Natural protected forests
 Birir Valley Coniferous Forest ( 'Deodar Chilghoza Oak Forest')
in Chitral District.
 Jhangar Scrub Forest in Chakwal District.
 Sulaiman Coniferous Forest (Sulaiman Chilgoza Pine Forest')
in Khyber Pukhtunkhwa.
 Ziarat Juniper Forest in Ziarat District.
 Artificial resource managed forests
 Changa Manga Forest in Lahore District
 Chichawatni Plantation in Sahiwal District
 Khipro Reserve Forest in Sanghar District

PROTECTED
ANIMALS OF
PAKISTAN
•BIRDS
•Lesser whistling
teal
•Kalig
•Chukar
partridge

PROTECTED ANIMALS OF PAKISTAN
 MAMMALS
 Black bear
 Common leopard
 Snow leopard
 Striped hyena
 Indian wolf
 Hog deer
 Urial
 Indus dolphin

Convention on international trade of endangered species (CITES )Protected
Animals in Pakistan.
 Appendix I : Species threatened with extinction
 Indian wolf
 Black bear
 Induns dolphin
 Markhor
 Urial
 Caracal
 Snow leopard
 Common leopard
 Laggar falcon
 Monal
 Green sea turtle
 Indian or bengal monitor.

CITES Protected Animals in Pakistan
 Appendix II : Not necessarily threatened with extinction.
 Blandfold’s fox
 Brown bear
 Pangolin
 Black stork
 Common crane
 White headed or stiffed tailed duck

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