| Kirthar National Park | |
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| Urdu:کِیرتھر نیشنل پارک | |
 View of the Kirthar National Park | |
  Park location in Pakistan Show map of Pakistan Kirthar National Park (Sindh) Show map of Sindh | |
| Location | Jamshoro andDadu districts,Sindh, Pakistan |
| Nearest city | Jamshoro |
| Coordinates | 25°42′N67°35′E / 25.700°N 67.583°E /25.700; 67.583 |
| Area | 3,087 km2 (1,192 sq mi) |
| Established | 31 January 1974 |
| Governing body | Sindh Wildlife Department |
Kirthar National Park is anational park located in theKirthar Mountains range inDadu andJamshoro districts ofSindh,Pakistan. Lying north to Karachi, the park was established in 1974 and encompasses over 3,087 km2 (1,192 sq mi), making it the third largest national park in Pakistan. Wildlife in the park comprisesleopard,striped hyena,Indian wolf,honey badger,urial,chinkara gazelle and rareSindh ibex.Blackbuck are kept in enclosures for a reintroduction project.[1][2][3]
The site of the Kirthar National Park was initially designated a wildlife sanctuary in 1972 before getting the official status of national park two years later in 1974.[2] It was the second to be declared a national park in Pakistan after theLal Suhanra National Park. The park alongwith theHub Dam site area attained the status of theImportant Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA) in 2004.[4]
38 species of mammals are native to Kirthar National Park:[citation needed]
At least 165 species of birds have been recorded in Kirthar National Park.[5] Species found in the park includebearded vulture (winter migratory),Bonelli's eagle,imperial eagle,tawny eagle,golden eagle,Black eagle,Black kite,Black-winged kite,Indian vulture,griffon vulture,Egyptian vulture,cinereous vulture,laggar falcon,red-necked falcon,common kestrel,crowned sandgrouse,MacQueen's bustard,Chukar partridge,grey partridge,see-see partridge,Grey francolin,Black francolin,Indian peafowl,House crow,Common myna,House sparrow,White-eared bulbul,Red-vented bulbul,Asian koel,Greenish warbler (winter migratory),Purple sunbird,white-tailed lapwing,chestnut-bellied sandgrouse,Lichtenstein's sandgrouse,painted sandgrouse,Indian eagle-owl,Barn owl,Sind woodpecker,hypocolius,Hume's wheatear,long-billed pipit,crested bunting,desert lark,hoopoe andIndian silverbill.
The following reptile species occur in Kirthar National Park:Mugger crocodile,Indian python,Indian cobra,Russell's viper,Indian saw-scaled viper,Sind krait,Black copper rat snake,desert monitor,yellow monitor,Oriental garden lizard,Northern house gecko,common dotted garden skink,Indian chameleon,Indian star tortoise,brown roofed turtle,black pond turtle,Indian softshell turtle.[citation needed]
Six amphibian species occur in Kirthar National Park:Asian common toad,skittering frog,Indian bullfrog,Indian burrowing frog andlong-legged cricket frog.
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Grasses:Cymbopogon jwarancusa,Chrysopogon aucheri,Pennisetum divisum,Cenchrus setiger,Lasiurus scindicus,Panicum turgidum,Stipagrostis plumosa,Aristida adscensionis,Eragrostis minor,Sporobolus ioclados,Phragmites australis,Cynodon dactylon
Woody trees:Prosopis cineraria,Acacia nilotica,Acacia senegal,[6]Tamarix aphylla,[6]Salvadora oleoides,Commiphora wightiiBoswellia sacra,Dodonaea viscosa,Grewia tenax,[6]Calotropis procera,Azadirachta indica,Bombax ceiba
Herbs:Ipomoea pes-caprae,Tribulus terrestris,Tribulus longipetalus,Aerva javanica,Aerva persica,Cleome viscosa,Cleome scaposa,Heliotropium strigosum,Heliotropium europaeum,Farsetia hamiltonii,Amaranthus viridis
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