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The northern highlands include lower elevation areas of Potohar and Pakistan administered Jammu and Kashmir regions and higher elevation areas embracing the foothills of Himalayan, Karakorum and Hindukush mountain ranges. These areas provide an excellent habitat for wildlife in the form of alpine grazing lands, sub-alpine scrub and temperate ...
The total protected land area represents 13% of Pakistan's landmass as of 2020, The Government of Pakistan plans to increase it to at least 15% by 2023. [1] As a signatory of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity , Pakistan is committed to expanding its protected areas to encompass 17% of its total territory by the year 2030.
Western region of Pakistan, most of which is enveloped in Balochistan province, has a complex geography. Some of the mammal species include the caracal, Balochistan leopard, Balochistan forest dormouse, Blanford's fox, dromedary camel, goitered gazelle, Indian crested porcupine, long-eared hedgehog, markhor, ratel and striped hyena, bird species of bearded vulture, houbara bustard and merlin ...
Endemic. The subspecies Felis margarita scheffeli is endemic to Pakistan. Smooth-coated otter Lutrogale perspicillata: Wild goat Capra aegagrus: The subspecies Capra aegagrus blythi and Capra aegagrus chialtanensis are endemic to Pakistan. Brown bear Ursus arctos isabellinus: National status: critically endangered [8] Honey badger Melivora capensis
The Zoological Survey of Pakistan (Urdu: محکمہِ جائزہ حیوانیاتیِ پاکستان) is a department under the Ministry of Climate Change, Government of Pakistan which carries out survey and research on distribution, population, and status of animal life in Pakistan.
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The mugger crocodile is the national reptile of Pakistan The gharial was found along the banks of the Indus River, for about 22 years it was thought to have gone extinct but was recently spotted in the Sutlej.