Pakistan's third largest national park; refuge of the Sind ibex, a wild goat subspecies endemic to the Kirthar mountains
Area
3,087 km²
Declared in
1974
Region
South Asia (Sindh)
Climate
Tropical, Árido / desértico, Montañoso
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Pakistan's third largest national park; refuge of the Sind ibex, a wild goat subspecies endemic to the Kirthar mountains
Declared in 1974, Kirthar is the third largest national park in Pakistan and protects the Sind ibex, an endemic subspecies restricted to the arid Kirthar mountains of Sindh province, adapted to survive on very little available water in one of the driest environments in the country.
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See on the interactive map21 species documented in Kirthar
At conservation risk:Pangolín indio,Avutarda hubara,Buitre indio,Cocodrilo de las marismas,Urial
Least ConcernCaracal
Caracal caracal
Near ThreatenedHiena rayada
Hyaena hyaena
Pangolín indio
Manis crassicaudata
VulnerableAvutarda hubara
Chlamydotis undulata
Least ConcernPerdiz chukar
Alectoris chukar
Puercoespín indio
Hystrix indica
Zorro indio
Vulpes bengalensis
Buitre indio
Gyps indicus
Cobra india
Naja naja
Cocodrilo de las marismas
Crocodylus palustris
Erizo orejudo
Hemiechinus auritus
Least ConcernGato de la jungla
Felis chaus
Flora and ecosystems
Ecosystems found in Pakistan, where Kirthar lies.
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