Machiara National Park
Machiara National Park is a Pakistani national park near Muzaffarabad. Established in 1996, the park is located at 34' -31’ N latitude and 73' -37’ E longitude. River Neelum, and Neelum valley are on its eastern side while the Kaghan Valley is on the west. It was notified in 1996 as a National Park.[1][2][3]
Geography
[edit]The park covers an area of 33,437 acres. It contains evergreen broadleaved forests and deciduous broad-leaved woodlands and forms a part of Western Himalayan Broadleaf forest region; a Global 200 Ecoregion. The average rainfall is 1526.7 mm per year. The month receiving most rainfall is July, November is the one with the least rainfall.
Wildlife
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Machiara National park has a high biodiversity and is home to many significant mammals, birds and plants. The species include snow leopard, Kashmir musk deer, western tragopan, cheer pheasant, lammergeier, Himalayan vulture, Himalayan quail, hoary-throated barwing, white-cheeked bushtit, white-throated bushtit, wren-babbler, orange bullfinch and Kashmir nuthatch.[4][5] The park has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Country Report on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture – Pakistan Food" (PDF). www.parc.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ "National Parks of Pakistan". www.wildlifeofpakistan.com. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ "Machiara National Park". www.wwfpak.org. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ "Boundary Delineation of Machiara National Park" (PDF). wwf.org.pk. WWF. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ "Distribution and Habitat Mapping of Key Fauna Species in Selected Areas of Western Himalaya, Pakistan" (PDF). thejaps.org.pk. The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ "Machiara National Park". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
