Kirthar National Park
The Kirthar National Park, Sindhi is situated in the Kirthar Mountains in Jamshoro District in Sindh, Pakistan. The park was established in 1974, and encompasses an area of over - making it the third largest national park in Pakistan by size after the Central Karakoram National Park and Hingol National Park. The park is accessible by four wheel drive vehicles while two rest houses belonging to the Sindh Wildlife Department are available for tourist accommodation.
The park's fauna comprises Indian leopards, striped hyenas, Indian wolves, ratels, urials, chinkara gazelles and rare Sind wild goats. Blackbuck antelopes are kept in enclosures for a reintroduction project at Kirthar National Park. Most large predators have been killed with the last leopard shot in 1977.
Species
Mammals
Total species: 34. Mammals in the park include:Name of animal | Scientific name | Status | Pictures |
Indian leopard | Panthera pardus fusca | Threatened | |
Striped hyena | Hyaena hyaena | Threatened | |
Indian wolf | Canis lupus pallipes | Threatened | |
Bengal fox | Vulpes bengalensis | Common | |
Sindh ibex | Capra aegagrus blythi | Common | |
Blanford urial | Ovis orientalis blanfordi | Vulnerable | |
Indian ratel | M. c. indica | Rare | |
Indian pangolin | Manis crassicaudata | Rare | |
Caracal | Caracal caracal | Rare | |
Jungle cat | Felis chaus chaus | Common | |
Persian jackal | C. a. aureus | Common | |
Chinkara | Gazella bennettii | Common | |
Blackbuck | Antilope cervicapra | Rare ' | |
Indian hedgehog | Paraechinus micropus | Common | |
Indian crested porcupine | Hystrix indica | Common | |
Indian grey mongoose | Herpestes edwardsi | Common | |
Cairo spiny mouse | Acomys cahirinus | Unconfirmed''' |