The document discusses national parks in Pakistan and around the world. It defines national parks and prohibited activities within them. It then provides details about 29 national parks in Pakistan, including their locations, areas, species preserved, and establishment dates. It compares national parks to other protected areas and discusses major parks in other regions like Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia, South America, India, and the United States.

3. Today’s
topic
 Introduction
 Parks
of Pakistan
 Parks of world

4. Definition
National park is relatively large area where:
1) Ecosystems can not be altered by human
activity.
2) Govt. has taken step to prevent
exploitation.
3) Visitors are allowed under special
conditions.
1st national park was yellow stone park in
USA establish in 1870’s.

5. Prohibited acts
Hunting, shooting, trapping, killing
capturing.
 Firing of guns.
 Burning, destroying, removal of plants
 Clearing of land for cultivation
 Construction of roads, railway line etc
 Surface mining
 Polluting water flowing through national
park
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6. National park vs.
protected area
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
In natural parks flora
and fauna are
protected but these
parks are open for
public.
Include only land
area.
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Area use for
protection and
maintenance of
species and not
open for public
This includes sea
area also

7. National park and
game reserves
 Hunting
shooting, firing, b
urning, are
typically not
allowed
 Hunting allowed
under a special
permit

8. National Park and
wild life sanctuary
 The
environment
and ecosystem of
park is totally
natural for
preservation of
species
 Sanctuary is
established by the
modification and
is abolished by the
same procedure.

9. National park vs.
safari park
 A national park
is
a place managed
by a federal
government.
 A safari
is like a
vacation, a
journey into a
wild area, usually
for hunting or
photographing
animals.

10. National Park
vs. Zoo Animals are kept
Animals are


placed in natural
environment
in cages and are
not allowed to
roam freely.
1st zoo or zoological
garden was
established in
Vienna in 1752 an
d open for public
in 1765.

11. National Park vs.
Zoological parks
 Environment is
natural.
 A place
where
different types of
wild animals are
kept in conditions
keeping in view of
their natural
habitat and habits.

12. Protected areas
of Pakistan
National
parks = 29
Wildlife sanctuaries =100
Game reserves = 90
Total protected areas = 219

13. Major National Parks of
Pakistan
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(S i n d h )
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n a t i o n a l
p a r k (P u n j a
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/ c h i l t a n
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14. Distribution
of national
parks in
Pakistan

15. Kirthar National Park
1st and largest park of Pakistan.
Established in 1970.
 Stretches over area of 308,733
hectares.
 Located in Sindh.
Contains ravines, hills, hub dam, Ranikot
fort, old graveyards.
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16. Species preserved in Park
26 Species of mammals present including
Sindh
ibex, Urial, chinkara, jackal, fox, hyaena,
jungle
cats, leopard, Pangolin, Ratel, Porcupine
and mongoose.
 Bird
includes
at
least
58
hoopoe,
shrikes,
wabbler,
wheat
eater, kingfisher, eagles, vultures, finch
larks.
 Reptiles
are
monitor
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17. Lal sohanra National Park
Total area of park is 31,369 hectares.
 Located in southern Punjab.
 Declared as national park in 1972.
 Variety of ecosystems present.
 2100 acres are irrigates artificially.
 A big lake covering the area of 50,000
acres.
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18. Species preserved in Park
 302
species of plants.
 119 species of birds.
 27 species of reptiles.
 3 of amphibians.
 23 species of fresh water fish.
 Mammals:
black
buck, chinkara, nilgai, caracal, jackal, wil
d
boar,
houbara
bustards
herons,
cranes,
peafowl,
sand

19. Chinji National Park
Present in salt range near talagang in
Punjab.
 Covers area of 6,095 hectares.
 Including area of soan river and soan
valley.
 Number of fossils have been collected
from this area so it is of great interest.
 Most of the park is fenced by 1.6m high
wire netting
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20. Species preserved in Park
Main purpose of park is to conserve the
Urial.
 This park is natural home for
Urial, chinkara, gazelle, wild
boar, civet, wild here, mongoose, and
porcupines.
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21. Hazarganji chiltan National
Park
Area = 12,567 hectares.
 In Baluchistan near Quetta.
 Established in 1978.
 Main objective is “to save chiltan
markhor.”
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22. Species preserved in Park
 Animal: Wolves, hyaena, wild cats, hares
and porcupine.
 Birds: see-see patridges
chukor, wabbler, shrikes, rock
nuthatch, rock
pigeons, eagles, falcons, bearded vultures
hawks.
 Reptiles: Monitor lizards, geckoes, cobras
and vipers.

23. Darhune -Hingol National Park
 Two
separate Darhune and Hingol areas
merged to form a big park.
 Area 165,700 hectors.
 Stretches over the coastal areas of
Baluchistan.
 Imp. Wild animals are Sindh ibex.
Urial, chinkara.

24. Khunjerab National Park
Area 226913 hectares.
 One of World’s highest park. Karakorum
high way passes through all length of
park.
 Temperature remains below the freezing
point.
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25. Species preserved in Park
Established to protect the morcopolo
sheep, Bharal, snow leopard, and
Himalayan ibex.
 Other species are: wild ass, brown
bear, snow cocks, snow patridges, and
black birds.
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26. Margala Hills National Park
Area
12000 hectares.
Northern hill range of federal
capital of Islamabad.
Topography is rugged.
Very rich in ever green plants.

27. Species present in Park
Plants: Dodonaea sp., Acacia sp., olea
sp., carrissa sp., aristida sp., adhathoda
sp.,
themeda
sp.,
cynodon
sp., pennisetum sp.,
 Animals: leopard, foxes and barking
deers.
 Birds: kaleej cheer, grey partridge and
chukor.
Cheer was extinct in1978 and is re
introduces in park.
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28. Chitral- Gol National park
Area 7780 hectares.
 Located in hindukush range near Chitral.
 Surrounded in high peaks.
 Markhor, snow leopard, snow
cocks, snow patridges, greenwood
pigeons and chukors.
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29. Ayubia National Park
Area 1684 hectares.
 In abbotabad district.
 Important wild animals are
leopard, rhesus monkey, koklas and
kaleej pheasant.
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30. Other National Parks of
Pakistan
Sheikh Buddin
National Park(
K.P.K)
 Machiara National
Park(Azad Kashmir)
 Handrap Shandoor
National Park
(Northern Areas)

Central Karakorum
National Park
(Northern Areas)
 Deosai National
Park( Northern
Areas)
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31. List of national parks of Pakistan Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia.htm

32. National parks of India
 Total
99
 1st is Jim Corbett national park
established in 1936.
 Others
are
Anshi, Balphakram, Bandhavgarh, b
andipur, vansda, Betla, Buxa tiger
reserve, darrah, Desert nation park
etc.

33. National Parks of Asia
 Parks
of international interest
in Asia are present in
Indonesia, India, Thailand, Kyr
gyzstan, Nepal, Vietnam.

34. Major national parks of Europe
Dart moor National Park, UK,
Saxony Switzerland National Park, Germany,
Vysoke Tatry National Park, Slovakia,
Teide National Park, Tenerife,
Olympus National Park, Greece,
Sarek National Park, Sweden,
Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National
Park, Scotland,
 Cévennes National Park, France,
 Swiss National Park, Switzerland.
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35. National parks of Africa
 There
are more 250 national
parks in whole Africa continent.
 Masai Mara is the biggest park.
 Most
famous
are
of
Madagascar, Kenya, zombie, Zi
mbabwe,
south
Africa, morocco, Mozambique,
Mauritius, Uganda, Tanzania.

36. National parks of Australia
 There
are more then 400 areas
protected.
 Major
parks
are
of
Victoria, Sidney, Tasmania, south
and west Australia.

37. National parks of USA
 Total
59 areas known as national
parks.
 1st is yellow stone park.
 Other include: Arches, bad lands, big
bend,
canyon
land,
capitol
roof,
Death
valley,
glacier
bay, Grand canyon, gates o the
arctic,
great
basin,
Hawaii
volcanoes, hot springs, mammoth

38. National parks of south America
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Cotopaxi national park, Ecuador
Torres del paine, Patagonia.
Iguazu national park, Argentina
Canaima NP, Venezuela
Cos glaciers NP, Argentina
Fernando de noronha mar tune NP, Brazil
Tyrona NP, Colombia
Galapagos NP, Ecuador
Manu NP, Peru
Sajama NP, Bolivia

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