• Introduction to Machiara National Park
• Fact File
• Wild life
• Mammals
• Reptiles
• Birds
• Total Area: 13,532 ha
• Date Established: 1996
• Best time to Visit: Through out the year
 It is situated in the Himalayan Highlands of AJ&K, on
the right bank of the Neelum river and lies 35 km
away from Muzaffarabad and 165 km from
Islamabad.
 MNP is bounded by Kaghan Valley, Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa from its western side whereas, 30 main
Villages are present on its the southern periphery
 Human population is about 52,000 living in 30
villages around the park boundaries.
• This is the most unique and different park
because in this park there are beautiful birds
called Tragopan Pheasants.
• These pheasants are found in western
countries.
• People used to visit this park for hunting.
• The main purpose of this park is to set up a
healthy environment to save the resources
and trees for the development of the country
• Machiara National Park is a home for many
animals like leopards, wolves, monkeys, lions
and tigers.
• Snow leopards are also found there and they
live on the Snow Mountains.
• The monkeys used to live and hide themselves
in the bushes of the trees. Monkeys are
sometimes friendly but they are the most
irritating creature in the world
• Many universities and colleges trips visit this park for
surveys and researches.
• Machiara National Park, Pakistan, is famous for its
faunal diversity especially the leopards
• Himalayan yew(Taxus willichiana) a globally threatend
species in MNP which contains Taxol a chemical which
is effective for Human Cancer
Snow Leopard
Panthera uncia
Leopard Cat
Prionailurus bengalensis
Musk Deer
Moschus
Common Leopard
Panthera pardus
Monkey
Macaca Mullatta
Hog Deer
Axis porcinus
Black Beer
Ursus americanus
Gray goral
Naemorhedus goral
Palm Civet
Paguma larvata
Long Eared hedgehog
Hemiechinus auritus
Grey Langoor
Semnopithecus
Red Fox
Vulpes Vulpes
Golden Jackal
Canis aureus
Elephant Shrew
Macroscelididae
Yellow Throated Marten
Martes flavigula
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Monitor Lizard
Varanus
Russell's Viper
Daboia
Saw scaled Viper
Echis
INDIAN COBRA
Naja Naja
Wolf snake
Lycodon capucinus
Western Tragopan
pheasant
Cheer pheasant
Catreus wallichii
Himalyan Monal
Lophophorus impejanus
Peregrine Falcon
Falcoperegrinus
Egyptian vulture
Neophron percnopterus
Green Backed Tit
Parus monticolus
Himalayan Vulture
Gyps himalayensis
Koklass Pheasant
Pucrasia macrolopha
Bearded Vulture
Gypaetus barbatus
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Machiara ntional park

Machiara ntional park