Over the past three decades, Pakistan s Protected Areas system has expended to include 221 sites that are listed as protected areas on the national register. There are now 22 National Parks, 96 Wildlife Sanctuaries, 3 Wildlife Parks, 2 Nature Parks, 1 Wildlife Refuge, 1 Crane Refuge and 96 Game Reserves. The studies were undertaken during the period 2006 to 2009 to record the distribution and status of the birds of Hingol National Park (HNP), to identify the threats and to make recommendations for their conservation. A total of 158 species of birds were recorded. The bird fauna comprised of...
Over the past three decades, Pakistan s Protected Areas system has expended to include 221 sites that are listed as protected areas on the national re...
Marine turtles in Pakistan are protected, either directly or indirectly, through a series of legal and regulatory provisions. Five marine turtle species, including green turtles (Chelonia mydas), olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea), hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata), loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) and leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) have been recorded from the Karachi coast and Balochistan coast. During the present study, we surveyed all known and potential turtle nesting sites, and identified six new nesting beaches, including Mubarak village (Karachi...
Marine turtles in Pakistan are protected, either directly or indirectly, through a series of legal and regulatory provisions. Five marine turtle speci...
