Nara Desert Wildlife Sanctuary

Nara Desert Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Mirpurkhas District, Sindh, Pakistan.[1]

Nara Desert Wildlife Sanctuary
LocationMirpurkhas District, Pakistan
Area6,300 km2 (2,400 sq mi)

The Nara desert provides refuge to much wildlife in the Sindh province. The Nara canal area, a chain of some 200 freshwater, brackish and saline lakes and marshes stretching for about 150 km along either side of the Nara Canal from Sorah in the north to Sanghar in the south, is known to be of great importance for wintering waterfowl and other wildlife.

The largest population of the endangered Mugger crocodile in Pakistan is found here.[2]

Biodiversity

There are mammals such as the Indian long-eared hedgehog, caracal, Indian desert cat, Indian grey mongoose, common jackal, Indian jackal, striped hyena, bengal fox, honey badger, Indian pangolin, chinkara, Central Asian boar, Indian hare, Northern palm squirrel, Indian crested porcupine and Indian desert jird.[3]

References
  1. "Protected Areas".
  2. "Wildlife Sanctuaries in Pakistan | Pique Magazine". Archived from the original on 2017-12-12. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  3. zsp.com.pk/pdf2/37-43%20(6).pdf


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