machiara ntional park
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• Prepared by: Hassan Ali• Bs zoology 5th • Department of Biological sciences
University of Sargodha Sub Campus Bhakkar
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Contents
• Introduction to Machiara National Park
• Fact File• Wild life• Mammals• Reptiles • Birds
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Geographical location: 34⁰-31⁰ N; 73⁰-37⁰ E
Physical location: Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir
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• Total Area: 13,532 ha• Date Established: 1996 • Best time to Visit: Through out the year
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Explanation: 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.
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• 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
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Wildlife• 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
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• 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
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Mammals Include in the Park are:
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Snow LeopardPanthera uncia
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Leopard CatPrionailurus bengalensis
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Musk DeerMoschus
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Common LeopardPanthera pardus
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MonkeyMacaca Mullatta
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Hog DeerAxis porcinus
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Black BeerUrsus americanus
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Gray goralNaemorhedus goral
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Palm CivetPaguma larvata
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Long Eared hedgehogHemiechinus auritus
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Grey LangoorSemnopithecus
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Red FoxVulpes Vulpes
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Golden JackalCanis aureus
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Elephant ShrewMacroscelididae
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Yellow Throated MartenMartes flavigula
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• Reptiles In the Park include:
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Monitor LizardVaranus
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Russell's ViperDaboia
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Saw scaled ViperEchis
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INDIAN COBRANaja Naja
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Wolf snakeLycodon capucinus
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• Birds • in the Park include
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Western Tragopan pheasant
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Cheer pheasantCatreus wallichii
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Himalyan MonalLophophorus impejanus
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Peregrine FalconFalcoperegrinus
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Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
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Green Backed TitParus monticolus
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Himalayan Vulture Gyps himalayensis
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Koklass PheasantPucrasia macrolopha
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Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus
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Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
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