The Marsh Crocodile,

Olive Ridley
Green Marine Turtles,
endemic and threatened species of fish, such as the Mahasheer occur and schools of
Plumbeous Dolphins (Sousa plumbea)
3000 ibexes,
1500 Urials
1200 Chinkara.
The Houbara Bustard (Chlamydotis undulata),
Dalmatian
Spot-billed Pelican (Pelecanus philippensis)

Mammals
Sindh Leopard,
Indian Fox,
Jungle Cat,
Jackals,
Sind Wild Goat,
Blandford's Urial,
Chinkara Gazelle,
Honey Badger,
Indian Pangolin,
Hedgehog,
Porcupine,
Indian Grey Mongoose,
Cairo Spiny mouse
Rock Mouse.
birds,
Houbara Bustard,
Dalmatian and Spot-billed Pelican,
Lagger Falcon,
Red-headed merlin,
Kestrel,
Grey Partridge,
See See Partridge,
Eagle owl
Sind pied woodpecker,
Hume's chat,

Brown rock pipit,

Striped Buning,
Finche Larks,
Hoopoe,
Shrikes
Wheatears.
Beside Bonnelli's,
Imperial Tawny and Golden Eagle.
There are three varieties of vultures, namely Eurasian Griffon Vulture, Egyptian
Vulture and the Cinereous Vulture. As for sand grouse, there are many varieties like
Stone Curlew, Indian, Coroneted, Painted and Close-Barred Sand Grouse.
Margalla
Gray Goral,
Barking deer
Leopard
A Cheer Pheasant hatchery has been established at Chak Jabri and Dhok Jewan to
raise captive Cheer pheasants that have become extinct in the hills. These are then
released in the wild
Asiatic leopard,
Wild boar,
Golden Jackal
, Rhesus Macaque,
Leopard cat,
Gray Goral sheep,
Barking deer,
Chinkara gazelle,
Red fox,
Pangolin,
Porcupine,
Yellow throated marten
Fruit bats

Birds
Himalayan Griffon vulture,
Laggar falcon,
Peregrine falcon,
Kestrel,
Indian sparrow hawk,
Egyptian vulture,
White cheeked bulbul,
yellow vented bulbul,
Paradise flycatcher,
Black partridge,
Cheer pheasant,
Khalij pheasant

, Golden oriole,
Spotted dove,
Collared dove,
Larks,
Shrikes,
Wheatears
buntings.

AYUBIA

elusive leopard
black bear.
Asiatic leopard,
Yellow throated marten,
Kashmir hill fox,
Red Flying squirrel,
Himalayan palm civet,
Masked civet
Rhesus Macaque.
Bird watching is excellent here. Some of the bird species pass through the park on
migration. The population of the Koklass Pheasant and the rare Kalij Pheasant are the
highest known for Pakistan. Only 30 Kalij Pheasant are known to exist in the park.
The birds that abound the park are Golden eagle, Himalayan Griffon vulture, Honey
buzzard, Peregrine falcon, Kestrel, Indian sparrow hawk, Hill pigeon, Spotted dove
and Collared dove.
MACHIARA:
western tragopan pheasant
Tragopan melanocephalus.
Western Tragopan, with its brilliant red neck and black and white speckled plumage
KHUNJERAB NATIONAL PARK
Marco Polo sheep is probably the most endangered of Pakistan's wild sheep and
goats, and unless action is taken immediately they will probably become extinct.
Kilik/Mintaka Game Reserve along the border with China, east of the KKH and the
Khunjerab National Park has been specially created to provide 65,000 hectares for
preservation of Marco Polo sheep habitat.
The total remaining population of Snow Leopard is estimated around 7,000-10,000
worldwide, of which around 300 are found in Pakistan. Anyone who can venture up to
Nagar Valley, 65 kilometres north of Gilgit, one has a fair chance of siting the big cat,
preferably at dawn or dusk. The Baltistan Wildlife Sanctuary covering 415 square
kilometres in Baltistan, contiguous with the Astor Wildlife Sanctuary to its south and
east and south of the Indus River, is basically established to protect the Snow Leopard
besides Brown Bear, Lynx, Tibetan wolf, Tibetan fox, Markhor, Blue sheep and
Asiatic ibex. Recently, an animal husbandry program in Chitral has been established
which combines science to provide a new approach to save snow leopards. Snow
Leopard is also found in Khunjrab National Park.

Brown Bear, Tibetan Red Fox, Tibetan Wolf, Blue Sheep, Tibetan Wild Donkey,
Ermine, Alpine Weasel, Stone Martin, Golden Marmot, Large-eared Pika, Cape Hare
and many other small mammals. Most of these animals are considered to be in the
threatened species category.
With the establishment of the park and laying down strict rules for the locals as well
as the hunters, visitors can view plenty of wildlife from the main KKH. Ibex can
easily be seen grazing on distant ridges, Golden Marmots play alongside the road and
sometimes even a brown bear can be spotted. A four-day trek to the Karchanai Nullah
rewards visitors with a close-up view of a herd of Marco Polo sheep. According to
estimates supplied by members of the KVO, there are now around 1000 Ibex, 300
Blue Sheep, 60 Marco Polo Sheep, and a handful of brown bears and Snow Leopards
(which have been spotted) living in the park. Since these animals tend to migrate
across the border, these numbers are not accurate.
The Khunjerab National Park has the potential to develop into one of the world's
foremost national parks. According to WWF officials, a plan is now afoot to turn it
into an 'International Peace Park' with conserved areas on both sides of the border.
Negotiations with the Chinese are underway. If this plan can be realized, it would
mean one ecological park with open boundaries for the wildlife - a truly spectacular
habitat on top of the world.