Keenjhar Lake

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Keenjhar lake also called as Kalri lake is located in Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan. It is the largest freshwater lake in Pakistan. It plays a substantial ecological role in the functioning of the Indus River basin. It is extremely important for a wide variety of breeding, passage and wintering waterbirds. The mid-winter waterbird counts of the […]

Satpara Lake

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The elevation of Satpara lake is 8650 feet above sea level in Skardu. The lake is spread over an area of 2.5 km². A story is attached with this lake by local people that there is gold mine in the bottom of this lake, that is why its water seems shining in the day time!

Sindhi Krait, Northern Punjab Krait

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Local Name: Sung Choor (Urdu) Family: ELAPIDAE Genus: Bungarus Status: Common Warning: This snake is deadly poisonous. The venom is highly toxic. It bites rarely, but in one study 77 percent of victims died. Treatment should be given to the victim immediately if bitten Description and Biology: The average length of this snake is 1.0 […]

Seistan spiny-tail ground lizard

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Syed Shamim Fakhri from Zoological Survey of Pakistan while conducting herpetological surveys in Balochistan Province during August 2009, found six specimens of the Seistan spiny-tailed ground lizard or Seistani sanda in Kharan, Washuk and Punjgur districts. It was previously reported from Chaghai in Balochistan along Pak- Afghan border whereas; the current findings extend the distribution […]

Indo-Pak Desert Monitor

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Local Name: Goa (Urdu) Family: VARIANIDAE Genus: Varanus Status: Common to Rare Warning: This lizard inflicts a powerful bite with its long, strong and sharp teeth, that can cause dizziness, muscular aches, pains, accelerated heartbeat and difficulty breathing through the mouth   The Desert or Grey Monitor has a snout-vent length 560-579 mm, tail 865-870 […]

Gharial or Gavial

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Local Name: Gharial (Urdu) Family: GAVIALIDAE Genus: Gavialis Status: Virtually Extinct Warning: Gharials can be dangerous at times. People should avoid swimming in lakes and rivers that are known to have Gharials. General characteristics: The gharial is the most long-snouted and together with the saltwater crocodile the largest of the living crocodilians (males up to […]

Mugger or Marsh Crocodile

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Local Name: Mugger Much (Urdu) Family: CROCODYLIDAE Genus: Crocodylus Status: Rare and Endangered Warning: Mugger can be very dangerous. People should avoid swimming in lakes and rivers that are known to have Muggers. General characteristics: The mugger is a medium-sized crocodile (maximum length ca. 45m), and has the broadest snout of any living member of […]

Olive Ridley Turtle

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Description and Biology: General characteristics: The Olive Ridley is a small turtle, usually less than 100 pounds. Average nesting female carapace length 55 to 75cm and weighs 35kg. The overall color of this turtle is olive green.   Biology:   This is an omnivorous turtle which feeds on crustaceans, mollusks and tunicates. An average clutch size […]

The Green Turtle

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  Description and Biology: General characteristics: The Green Turtle is the largest of the hard-shelled sea turtles (the Leatherback Dermochelys can grow much larger) although size, weight, and carapace shape can vary markedly between different populations. Average nesting female carapace length 80 to 110cm and weighs 110 to 185kg.   Biology:   The Green Turtle eats […]

Hanuman or Grey Langur

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Local name: Langur (Urdu) Description and Biology: APPEARANCE: The Hanuman Langur’s coloration varies across subspecies, from gray to dark brown to golden, with varying amounts of black. The locomotion is quadrupedal.SIZE: Langurs weigh 18.3kg (males), 11.2kg (females), and the body length is 406-680mm for females and 510-780mm for males. REPRODUCTION: The monkeys reach sexual maturity at 46.5-47 months and the […]

Asiatic Black Bear

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Local name: Kala Reech, Kala Bhalom, Mum (Urdu),(Baluchi: Baluchistan) Discription and Biology: APPEARANCE: This medium-sized, black-colored bear has a lightish muzzle and ears which appear large in proportion to the rest of its head, especially when compared with other species of bears. There is a distinct white patch on the chest , which is sometimes in the shape […]

Eurasian Brown Bear

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Local name: Bhora Reech, Bhora Bhalo (Urdu) Discription and Biology: APPEARANCE: The brown bear is a large animal, usually dark brown in color, though it can vary from a light creamy shade through to black. The long guard hairs over the shoulders and back are often tipped with white which, from a distance, gives a grizzled appearance. The […]

Bhagyar

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Local name: Bhaghyar (Urdu) Discription and Biology: Description: The largest wild canid. Fur is thick and usually grey, but can vary from nearly pure white, red, or brown to black. Head-and-body length: 100- 150 cm. Tail length: 31-51 cm. Shoulder height: 66-81 cm. Weight: 16-60 kg, males heavier than females.Reproduction: Time of mating: January-April. Gestation: 6 1 63 days. […]

Stripped Hyena

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Local name: Lhagar Bhagar, Charag (Urdu) Discription and Biology: Size: Body Length: 1 meter Shoulder Height: 65-80 cm Weight: 25 to 45 kg Description: Stripped Hyena are a long-haired hyena with large, pointed ears. They are gray to straw-colored with a black muzzle and black stripes on their head, torso, and legs. The striped hyena can erect the long hair on […]

Musk Deer

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Local name: Mushk Hiran ( Urdu ) Description and Biology: Size:Body Length: 86-100 cm / 2.8-3.3 ft Shoulder Height: 51-53 cm / 20-21 inches Tail Length: 4-6 cm / 1.6-2.4 inches Weight: 11-18 kg / 24-40 lb Description: The general colour of the coat, composed of brittle hairs, is a slightly grizzled brown. As the name suggests, on the chest […]

Barking deer

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Local name: Kakar ( Urdu ) Description and Biology: Size:Shoulder Height: 1 foot 8 inches to 2 feet Weight: 45 lbs Description: Barking deer are the smallest in size of all deer. The stags have very small antlers, not more than 4 inches long, with short brow lines and straight, unforked beams which grow backwards. Their coat is bright […]

Hog Deer

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Local name: Para ( Urdu ) Description and Biology: Size:Shoulder Height: over 2 feet Weight: 75 to 120 lbs Description: The Hog deer is a close relative of the Axis deer or Chital, which is now extinct in Pakistan, but is found in neighbouring India. Adult Hog deers have a brown coat that gets darker in winter. Though spotted […]

Chinkara

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Local name: Hiran (Urdu) Description and Biology: Size:Shoulder Height: 65cm. . Weight: 23kg. Description: The Chinkara, whilst resembeling closely the Goitred Gazelle in external appearance and colouring, is on average a slightly smaller animal. The principal differences related only to the absence of any enlargement or swelling in the larynx, differences in the pelage, and the development of the horns. In […]

Blackbuck

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Local name: Kala Hiran (Urdu) Description and Biology: Size:Body Length: 100-150 cm / 3.3-5 ft. Shoulder Height: 60-85 cm / 2-2.8 ft. Tail Length: 10-17 cm / 4-6.8 in. Weight: 25-35 kg / 55-77 lb. Description: One of the few antelope which exhibits pronounced sexual dimorphism, the genders in the blackbuck are readily distinguishable. Both sexes have white underparts, including the insides […]

Nil gai Antelope

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Local name: Nilgai (Urdu) Description and Biology: Size:Body Length: 180-200 cm / 6-6.6 ft. Shoulder Height: 120-150 cm / 4-5 ft. Tail Length: 40-45 cm / 16-22 in. Weight: 120-240 kg / 264-528 lb. Description: The largest of the asian antelope, the nilgai was first described by Pallas in 1766. The short coat is yellow-brown in females, and gradually turns blue-grey in […]

The Indus River Dolphin

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Local name: Bhulan (Urdu, Sindhi) Discription and Biology: Description: The specific name, minor, refers to the dolphins’ supposedly smaller size. Until the 1970s, this species was thought to be the same as the Ganges River Dolphin.The Indus River Dolphin has a long beak which thickens toward the tip, revealing the large teeth; the mouthline curves upward. The body […]

Leopard Cat

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Local name: Chita Billi (Urdu) Description and Biology: Broadly speaking the leopard cat is a little larger than a big domestic cat and has a base fur colour that ranges from yellow/brown to grey/brown, found mostly in the north of its range. The underparts, chest and lower head are usually white as is a large spot which […]

Fishing cat

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Local name: Mach Billi (Sindhi: Sind) Description and Biology: The fishing cat, with its stocky, powerful build and short legs, was given its Latin name on account of its rather viverrine or civet-like appearance. Its pelt is olive grey, and is patterned with rows of parallel solid black spots which often form stripes along the spine. Its […]

Pakistan Sand Cat

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Local name: Gorbeh Sheni (Farsi: Iran) Description and Biology: The Sand cat is one of the smallest of all the wild cat species. Its body which is about the size of a small domestic cat – a male measures up to 57cm and weighs only 3kg. The coat varies in colour from grey to sandy yellow and […]

Jungle Cat

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Local name: Jangli Billi (Urdu) Description and Biology: The jungle cat has long legs and a slender build. The fur is generally sandy brown, reddish or grey, and is unpatterned except for stripes on the legs and occasionally the throat, which are very light in the south of its range and darker in the north. The winter […]

Caracal

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Local name: Siah Goosh (Urdu), Caracal (Farsi) Description and Biology: The Caracal in appearance resembles the Lynx in having characteristic dark tufts on its large, pointed ears and is indeed often referred to as the African Lynx or Desert Lynx, however the caracal is not closely related to the true lynx species. Extending the visual comparison, the body of […]

Asiatic Cheetah

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Local name: Yeoz (Brahui: Baluchistan) , Gurk (Mekrani: Baluchistan) Description and Biology: Cheetahs are pale yellow with white underbellies, covered all over with small round black spots. They are readily distinguished from theispotted relatives by their “tear lines”: heavy black lines extending fromthe inner corner of each eye to the outer corner of the mouth. The cheetah weighs around […]

Eurasian lynx

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Local name: tsogde (Balti: Baltistan) Description and Biology: The Eurasian lynx is the largest of the lynxes. Adult males weigh on average 21.6 kg (n=103), while females are slightly smaller at 18.1 kg (n=93). The Eurasian lynx has relatively long legs, and large feet which provide a “snowshoe effect”, allowing for more efficient travel through deep snow. […]

Snow leopards

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Snow leopards are smaller than the other big cats but like them, exhibit a range of sizes, generally weighing between 27 and 54 kg (60–120 lb). Body length ranges from 74–130 cm (39–51 in) with a tail of nearly the same length.[4] Snow leopards have long thick fur, the base color of which varies from […]

Goral Sheep

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Local name: Goral (Urdu) Description and Biology: Size:Body Length: 95-130 cm / 37-53 in. Shoulder Height: 75-80 cm / 30-32 in. Tail Length: Up to 18 cm / 7.2 in. Weight: 35-42 kg / 77-92 lb. Description: The Goral is considered to be a “goat-elope”, sharing characteristics of both the true goats and sheep, and antelope. The coat varies in […]

Bharal or Blue Sheep

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Local name: Bharal (Urdu) Description and Biology: Size:Body Length: 115-165 cm / 3.8-5.5 ft. Shoulder Height: 75-90 cm / 2.5-3 ft. Tail Length: 10-20 cm / 4-8 in. Weight: 35-75 kg / 77-165 lb. Description: The bharal was described by Hodgson in 1833. Bharal is a Hindi name, while “blue sheep” is a reference to the bluish sheen in the coat. The […]

Urial Sheep

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Local name: Urial (Punjab) Gad (Baluchistan) Shapu (Northern Areas) 3 Subspecies: Ovis. vignei. cycloceros (Afghan Urial) Ovis. vignei. punjabiensis (Punjab Urial) Ovis. vignei. vignei (Ladakh Urial) Description and Biology: Size:Shoulder Height: 76.15-91.5cm / 30-36in. Horn Lenght: 63.5-105.5cm / 25-41.5in. Description: Similar to the Marco Polo Sheep in general body proportions and colouring but averaging considerably smaller in size with shorter, less massive […]

Marco Polo Sheep

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Local name: Rusch (Wakhi: Northern Hunza) Description and Biology: Size:Shoulder Height: 110-122cm / 43.5-48in. Weight: 113.5-140kg / 250-308lb. Description: Within Pakistan territory only the Marcopolo subspecies of the Argali occurs. It is recognized by the very long outward curving horns, developed in the mature males. An aged ram is surely one of the most impressive representatives of the […]

Chiltan wild goat

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Local name: Chiltan Markhor (Urdu) Description and Biology: Description: Described as a distinct subspecies by Lydekker in 1913, this wild goat was well known to local hunters and sportsmen even before this date and several writers had suggested that it might be a hybrid between the Straight-Horned Markhor and the Persian Pasang. This proposed classification was based upon […]

Sindh wild goat

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Local name: Sarah (Sindhi: Sind) Description and Biology: Size:Body Length: 1.3-1.4m / 52in from nose to tip of tail. Shoulder Height: 85-95cm / 33.5-37.5in. Tail Length: 12-15cm / 4.75-5.75in. Weight: 45-90kg / 99-200lb. Description: Sind Ibex are rather stocky animals with thick-set bodies and strong limbs terminating in broad hooves. Female and young males, till their second winter, […]

Markhor

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Local name: Markhor (Urdu) 4 Subspecies: Flared horned Markhor: C. f. cashmirensis (Pir Panjal or Kashmir markhor), C. f. falconeri (Astor markhor)Straight horned Markhor: C. f. jerdoni (Suleiman or straight-horned markhor) C. f. megaceros (Kabul or Kabal markhor) Description and Biology: Size:Body Length: 132-186 cm / 4.4-6.2 ft. Shoulder Height: 65-115 cm / 2.1-3.8 ft. Tail Length: […]

Wildlife Pakistan

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  (Capra [ibex] sibirica) Confined to the relatively arid mountain ranges of the inner-Himalayas, living well above the tree line only in the higher more precipitous regions. They occur from about 3,660m to over 5,000m in Pakistan, but are sometimes seen crossing valleys below 2,135m. The Himalayan Ibex is widespread in the higher mountain ranges of […]

Siri Paye

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It is situated nearShogran in the Kaghan Valleyin Pakistan. It is situated at the height of almost 3,000 m (10,000 feet). It is surrounded by Makra Peak, Malka Parbat, Moosa da Musalla and the mountains of Kashmir. It is accessible via Kiwai passing throughShogran through a jeep track.

Dr. Afia Siddiqui

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Dr. Afia Siddiqui, a highly educated researcher who studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US, for about 10 years and did her PhD in genetics, mysteriously disappeared from Karachi in March 2003 along with her three children. Since then, US and Pakistani officials have continuously denied any knowledge about her. It was only after […]

Pakora

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  Pakora (Hindi: पकोड़ा pakoṛā; Urdu: پکوڑا pakoṛā; ) is a fried snack (fritter) found across South Asia, Pakoras are created by taking one or two ingredients such as onion,eggplant, potato, spinach, plantain, paneer, cauliflower, tomato, chilli, or occasionally bread or chicken and dipping them in a batter of gram flour and then deep-frying them. The most popular varieties are palak pakora, made from spinach, paneer pakora, made frompaneer (soft cheese), pyaz pakora, made from onion, and aloo pakora, made from potato. When […]

Nation Awakes

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Nation Awakes (2013) – Concept Look of Pakistan’s 1st SuperHero Movie PAKISTAN’S 1st EVER BIG BUDGET SUPERHERO SCIENCE FICTION FILM “NATION AWAKES” IN ASSOCIATION WITH HOLLYWOOD, UK & AUSTRALIAN STUDIOS IS CURRENTLY IN 3rd MONTH OF PRODUCTION RIGHT NOW. Director : Umair Nasir Ali & Aamir Sajjad Genre : Superhero Science Fiction Release Date : […]