Machiara national park mammals reptiles birds fact file introduction

4. • Introduction to Machiara National Park
• Fact File
• Wild life
• Mammals
• Reptiles
• Birds

7. • Total Area: 13,532 ha
• Date Established: 1996
• Best time to Visit: Through out the year

8.  It is situated in the Himalayan Highlands of AJ&K, on
the right bank of the Neelum river and lies 35 km
away from Muzaffarabad and 165 km from
Islamabad.
 MNP is bounded by Kaghan Valley, Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa from its western side whereas, 30 main
Villages are present on its the southern periphery
 Human population is about 52,000 living in 30
villages around the park boundaries.

9. • This is the most unique and different park
because in this park there are beautiful birds
called Tragopan Pheasants.
• These pheasants are found in western
countries.
• People used to visit this park for hunting.
• The main purpose of this park is to set up a
healthy environment to save the resources
and trees for the development of the country

10. • Machiara National Park is a home for many
animals like leopards, wolves, monkeys, lions
and tigers.
• Snow leopards are also found there and they
live on the Snow Mountains.
• The monkeys used to live and hide themselves
in the bushes of the trees. Monkeys are
sometimes friendly but they are the most
irritating creature in the world

11. • Many universities and colleges trips visit this park for
surveys and researches.
• Machiara National Park, Pakistan, is famous for its
faunal diversity especially the leopards
• Himalayan yew(Taxus willichiana) a globally threatend
species in MNP which contains Taxol a chemical which
is effective for Human Cancer

13. Snow Leopard
Panthera uncia

14. Leopard Cat
Prionailurus bengalensis

15. Musk Deer
Moschus

16. Common Leopard
Panthera pardus

17. Monkey
Macaca Mullatta

18. Hog Deer
Axis porcinus

19. Black Beer
Ursus americanus

20. Gray goral
Naemorhedus goral

21. Palm Civet
Paguma larvata

22. Long Eared hedgehog
Hemiechinus auritus

23. Grey Langoor
Semnopithecus

24. Red Fox
Vulpes Vulpes

25. Golden Jackal
Canis aureus

26. Elephant Shrew
Macroscelididae

27. Yellow Throated Marten
Martes flavigula

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29. Monitor Lizard
Varanus

30. Russell's Viper
Daboia

31. Saw scaled Viper
Echis

32. INDIAN COBRA
Naja Naja

33. Wolf snake
Lycodon capucinus

35. Western Tragopan
pheasant

36. Cheer pheasant
Catreus wallichii

37. Himalyan Monal
Lophophorus impejanus

38. Peregrine Falcon
Falcoperegrinus

39. Egyptian vulture
Neophron percnopterus

40. Green Backed Tit
Parus monticolus

41. Himalayan Vulture
Gyps himalayensis

42. Koklass Pheasant
Pucrasia macrolopha

43. Bearded Vulture
Gypaetus barbatus

44. Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus