WILDLIFE SANCTUARY.......wildlife ppt.pptx

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1. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO KNOW ANIMAL SANCTUARY WILDLIFE SANCTUARY ACTS PROHIBITED IN WILDLIFE SANCTUARY WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES IN PAKISTAN Student presentation

2. MEANING OF SANCTUARY

3. ANIMAL SANCTUARY Animal sanctuary is a facility where animals are brought to live and be protected for the rest of their lives.

4. WILDLIFE SANCTUARY It is an area owned by Government and set aside by notification in official gazette an undisturbed breeding ground for the protection of wildlife , like Dense forests, large rivers, high and beautiful mountains.

5. WILDLIFE SANCTUARY A wildlife sanctuary is an area where animals habitat(live) and their surroundings are protected from any sort of disturbance. The capturing, killing and poaching of animals is strictly prohibited in this region.

6. ACTS PROHIBITED IN WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES Entry or Residence Land Cultivation Water pollution Killing,Capturing,Hunting or Firing Introduction of Exotic species Upset of Food Chain

7. NO ENTRY OR RESIDENCE Any type of Construction under the area of wildlife sanctuary is not allowed The entry of any person is not allowed except voulanteer

8. NO LAND CULTIVATION Land of wildlife sanctuary can not be used for the purpose of cultivation. Deforestation for the purpose of cultivation destroys the natural habitat irrigation also affects freshwater species by polluting sanctuary.

9. NO WATER POLLUTION Water pollution is not allowed in wildlife sanctuary by any human activity like cultivation, constuction or get rid of sewage etc.

10. KILLING CAPTURING HUNTING AND FIRING NOT ALLOWED killing capturing and hunting result in loss of biodiversity and upset food chain. firing rises temp. results in reduction of gametes or spore formation. firing of fallen leaves decreases land fertility.

11. NO INTRODUCTION OF EXOTIC SPECIES

12. UPSET OF FOOD CHAIN There is a constant balance of food chain in a wildlife sanctuary. Any fluctuation at consumer or even at producer level may result into serious fluctuation and be a cause of wildlife losses.

13. WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES IN PAKISTAN 99 Wildife sanctuaries in Pakistan recognised by IUCN Astor Wildlife Sanctuary Baltistan Wildlife Sanctuary Cholistan Wildlife Sanctuary Hub Dam Wildlife Sanctuary Naltar Wildlife Sanctuary Nara desert Wildlife Sanctuary Chasma and Taunsa Barrage Dolphin Sanctuary Rann of Kuch Wildlife Sanctuary

14. SR. NO. NAME OF WILDLIFE SANCTURY LOCATION AREA in km2 FAUNA 1 Astor WS Astor valley, Gilgit Baltistan 416 Astor Markhor, Snow leopard Himalayan Brown Bear Eurasian lynx 2 Baltistan WS Baltistan, contiguous with Astor wildlife sanctuary 415 Snow Leopard,Brown Bear, Markhor, Blue sheep, Asiatic Ibex,Tibetan Fox 3 Cholistan WS Cholistan desert,South eastern area of Punjab 660.921 Desert Wolf,Indian Fox, Red Fox, Jackal,Jungle Cat,Chinkara Gazelle, BlackBuck,Nilgai antelope, Indian Cobra, Falcons, Black back Vultures 4 Hab Dam WS Near North of Karachi, bordering of Kirthar National Park 27.219 Urial, Sindh wild Goat, Chinkara gazelle, Wolf, Jackal, common Fox,Pangolin and Numerous Birds and Reptiles

15. SR. NO. NAME OF WILDLIFE SANCTURY LOCATION AREA IN KM2 FAUNA 5 Naltar WS Naltar valley juncture with Hunza river and Sherqila game reserve 273 Astor Markhor 6 Nara WS Nara desert Sindh Mugger Crocodile, Jackal, Fox, pangolin, Honey badger and Wolf 7 Chasma and Taunsa Barrage WS chasma and Taunsa Barrage Punjab Indus Dolphin waterfowl 20000 8 Rann of Kuch WS South East of Sindh bordering India 566.375 Wild Ass, Blue Bull,Chinkara , Desert Wolf,Nilgai Pelicans, storks,cranes , other species of waterfowl breeding ground for Flamingoes

16. ASTOR WILDLIFE SANCTUARY LOCATION l ocated in Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan. announced on 22Nov 1975. within the Astore District, between Nanga Parbat 8,126 metres (26,660 ft) to the west and the plains of Deosai to the east, and about 11 km (6.8 mi) from the town of Bungi. AREA 414.72 km2.

17. FAUNA OF ASTOR WILDLIFE SANCTUARY Eurasian lynx Astor Markhor Himalayan brown bear endangered snow leopard

18. BALTISTAN WILDLIFE SANCTUARY LOCATION Baltistan Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Baltistan region of northern Pakistan. Contiguous with the Astore Wildlife Sanctuary to its south and east, the Baltistan Wildlife Sanctuary lies south of the Indus River, between the villages of Rondu and Shengus, in the Skardu District. AREA It covers an area of 415 square kilometres (102,549 acres; 41,500 ha) ESTABLISHMENT This protected area was established in 1975

19. FAUNA OF BATISTAN WILDLIFE SANCTUARY Blue sheep Asiatic Ibex Tibetan Fox Markhor Snow Leopard Brown Bear

20. CHOLISTAN WILDLIFE SANCTUARY LOCATION: The Cholistan desert area in the south eastern portion of the province of Punjab contains some of the interesting and most rare wildlife in Pakistan. Area: 660,921ha

21. FAUNA OF CHOLISTAN WILDLIFE SANCTUARY Desert Wolf Indian Fox Red Fox Jackal Jungle Cat Chinkara BlackBuck Nilgai Indian Cobra Falcon Black back vultures

22. HUB DAM WILDLIFE SANCTUARY Hub Dam Wildlife Sanctuary is located around Hub Dam in Balochistan and Sindh Provinces of Pakistan. The greater part of this wildlife sanctuary in Balochistan is unprotected; the eastern shore and area south of the Dam in Sindh are protected in the Kirthar National Park and Hub Dam Wildlife Sanctuary respectively. The lake formed by the dam covers an area of 32 square miles and is an ideal place for bird watching. There is plenty of waterfowl in the lake, both resident and migratory. Announced in 1974 Area is 27,219ha

23. FAUNA OF HUB DAM WILDLIFE SANCTUARY Urial Sindh ibex four-horned antelope Pangolin Indian wolf Golden jackal Bengal fox

24. NALTAR WILDLIFE SANCTUARY LOCATION Naltar wildlife sanctuary is present in Naltar valley to its juncture with Hunza Valley. It is contiguous with Pakora and sheqila Game Reserve. AREA 273km2

25. FAUNA OF NALTAR WILDLIFE SANCTUARY ASTOR MARKHOR Astor Markhor

26. NARA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY Nara desert and Nara canal area of permanent and seasonal, freshwater, Marsh, brackish and saline lakes is present in Sindh It has great importance for winter waterfowl and other wildlife.

27. FAUNA OF NARA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY Honey badger Wolf Mugger Corocodile Jackal Fox Pangolin

28. CHASMA AND BARRAGE WILDLIFE SANCTUARY Chashma and Taunsa Barrage Dolphin Sanctuary is located in Mianwali District, Punjab, Pakistan. It was declared open to the public in 1972. Since the 1970s, the population of the Indus river dolphins has significantly increased there. A very important breeding, and wintering area for wide variety of waterfowl regularly 20000 birds it is the greatest preservation area for endangered indus dolphins.

29. FAUNA OF CHASMA AND BARRAGE WILDLIFE SANCTUARY

30. RANN OF KUCH WILDLIFE SANCTUARY It is located in Badin District, declared a wildlife sanctuary by the Sindh government in Pakistan in 1980. This sanctuary is supporting nature’s richest ecosystem. A number of migratory and local wildlife species. The marshy Rann of Kutch, with its surrounding Thar Desert area in Sindh, is one of the most potential habitats for a number of animals and birds in the province.

31. FAUNA OF RANN OF KUCH WILDLIFE SANCTUARY Blue Bull Wild Ass Chinkara Desert Wolf Nilgai Pelican stork crane Flamingoes