During the creation of this website, many
individuals and organizations were contacted in Pakistan and
around the world for their valuable knowledge and experience in
the field of wildlife conservation. I am indebted to these
individuals without whose cooperation this website would not
have been made possible. A lot of pictures
and species information were gathered from different
websites. While most of the information taken is in public
domain, it is requested to inform me of any copyright
violations or regulations. I will remove any such material from
the website, but please remember that this website has only
been created to make people aware of the dwindling wildlife and
its habitat, not only in Pakistan, but also in other countries
of the regions. If your information can achieve this goal than
I think we can save the diminishing wildlife that makes this
world such a beautiful place to live.In end, My special thanks and appreciation to the following people for their
generous support in building this website:
- Mr. T.J Roberts, author of the two
monumental books, "The Mammals of
Pakistan and The Birds of Pakistan." Whose knowledge on
Pakistan's wildife has been a constant source of inspiration for me.
- Mr. Brett Huffman, for his generous offer of allowing me to use the information of various species of ungulates from his website,"The Ultimate Ungulates Page."
- Mr. Peter Jackson, Chairman of the IUCN's Cats Specialist
Group, who allowed me to use the information from the
wildcats website of the IUCN Cat's Specialist Group.
- Mr. Sharif Muhammad Khan for his
generous help with papers, photos, maps, taxonomic reviews and edits
with Reptiles and Amphibians of Pakistan.
- Mr. Ather Rafi for his offer of help
with insects of Pakistan. His butterflies of Pakistan website is
linked from this website and his future projects are in the pipeline.
- Sq leader, Mr. Zulfiqar Ahmed for his
many papers on the Wildlife of Pakistan.
- Mr. Ahmad Khan, for his numerous reports on the wildlife
of the Northern Areas of Pakistan
Thanks are also due to:
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IUCN's Canid Specialist Group
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IUCN's
Crocodile Specialist Group
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IUCN's
Caprinae Specialist Group
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IUCN's
Pheasant Specialist Group
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IUCN's
Crane Specialist Group
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WWF-Pakistan
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IUCN-Pakistan
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Sindh
Wildlife Department
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Punjab
Wildlife Department
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N.W.F.P
Wildlife Department
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Baluchistan
Wildlife Department
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Wild
Sheep Online (www.wildsheeponline.com)
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World
Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA)
The
following is the list of individuals and organizations
that provided me with species information, pictures and
other documents:
Protected Areas Section:
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Mr. M. Faisal
Choudry: Pictures of Margalla Hills
National Park and Deosai National Park
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Mr. John Mock: Picture of Chitral Gol National Park.
Information on wildlife sanctuaries and game reserves of
Northern Areas, from his website "Karakoram and
Hindukush homepage."
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WWF- Pakistan: Pictures and maps of Khunjerab
National Park, Lal Suhanra National Park, Hazar Gangi
National Park and Haleji Lake. Additional information on the
wildlife of Khunjerab National Park.
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Sindh Wildlife Management Board: Pictures and map of
Kirthar National Park. Additional Information on the
wildlife of Kirthar National Park.
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Dawn Newspapers: Picture of Ayubia National
Park.
Pictures:
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Fritfoto: Rhesus Macaque
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Birmingham Zoo: Hanuman
Langur, Asiatic Black Bear
and Palla's Cat
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BBC
Wildfact: Brown Bear, Blandford's Fox
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Wildife Ring: Red Fox
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Dubai Zoo: Ruppell's Fox
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Sri Lanka Jungle Profile: Common Leopard
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IUCN Cat's Specialist Group: Eurasian Lynx, Jungle
Cat, Sand Cat
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Sind Wildlife Management Board: Sind Ibex, Desert
Monitor Lizard
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Deer Net: Nilgai and Barking Deer
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National Geographic Magazine: Blackbuck
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WWF-Pakistan: Chinkara Gazelle and Green
Turtle
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Iran Safari: Goitered Gazelle and Wild Boar
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Para Park Game Reserve Australia: Hog Deer
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Himachal Online: Musk Deer
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Rajpal Singh: Indian Wolf
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Bedi Sons: Asiatic jackal, Indian Python (Indian
Widlife)
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Arjun
Venkatraman: Red Dhole
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Bret
Larwick: Snow Leopard
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Konrad
Wothe: Eurasian Lynx
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Gordon/Howletts and Port Lympne Zoo, Kent:
Caracal
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Gordon/Howletts and Port Lympne Zoo, Kent: Fishing
Cat
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Gordon/Howletts and Port Lympne Zoo, Kent: Indian
Desert Cat
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Allen
Dregasco: Sand Cat
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Shigeki
Yasuma: Leopard Cat
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Nirmal Gosh: Stripped Hyeana
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Feng Gang: Siberian Ibex
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Joanna Van
Gruisen: Blue Sheep
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Gertrud and Helmut
Denzau: BlackBuck
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Brentt Huffman: Kiang
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Nathan Falhauer Safari: Markhor
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F. Wayne
King(IUCN): Mugger
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Tim Dwigth(Wildlife Web): Gharial
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Ken
Felsman: Spiny Tailed Lizard
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Robbie Hamper: Leopard Gecko
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The Shark Trust: Black Tip Reef Shark and Great
hammer Head Shark
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The Bill Fish Foundation: Black Marlin, Shortbill
Spear Fish, Sail Fish and Sword Fish
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Unknown: Cheetah, Goral and Olive Ridley Turtle
Information:
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The Pictorial Guide to The Living Primates," Pagonias
Press, Newyork", and T. Roberts (Mammals of Pakistan):
Rhesus Macaque and Hanuman Langur
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International Association for Bear Research and
Management (IBA), Pakistan Convention of Biodiversity and WSPA: Brown Bear and Black Bear
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IUCN Canid Specialist Group and T. Roberts (Mammals of
Pakistan): Wolf, Golden Jackal, Red Fox, Red Dhole,
Blandford's Fox, Rupplle's Fox and Bengal Fox
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IUCN Cat's Specialist Group, Big Cats Online,
National Geographic Magazine,WWF-Pakistan, T.J.Roberts and
Ahmad Khan: Common Leopard, Snow Leopard,
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Animal Diversity Web and T. Roberts (Mammals of
Pakistan): Stripped Hyena
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The Ultimate Ungulate Page" by Brent Huffman,
WWF/WCMC,
Shagrila HomePage and "Mammals of Pakistan," T.J Roberts:
Markhor, Himalayan Ibex, Sind Wild Goat, Bharal, Goral,
Nilgai, BlackBuck, Chinkara, Goitered gazelle, Hog Deer,
Barking Deer, Musk Deer, Tibetan Wild Ass, WildBoar
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Cetacea Online and Animal Info: Indus Blind
Dolphin
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IUCN Crocodile Specialist Group and Pakistan Convention
of Biodiversity: Mugger and Gharial
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Earth Times and Fahmida
Israr: Green Turtle and Olive
Ridley Turtle
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The Shark Trust: Black Tip Reef Shark and Great
Hammer Head Shark
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The Billfish Foundation: Black Marlin, Short Bill
Spearfish, Sailfish and Swordfish
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