| اسلام آباد وائلڈ لائف مینجمنٹ بورڈ | |
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| Abbreviation | IWMB |
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| Predecessor | Wildlife Management Board |
| Formation | 7 July 2015 |
| Type | Governmental |
| Purpose | Environmentalism Conservation Ecology |
| Headquarters | Pir Sohawa Road, Islamabad |
| Coordinates | 33°43′59.1″N 73°03′34.7″E / 33.733083°N 73.059639°E |
Region | Margalla Hills National Park |
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Chairperson | Rina Saeed Khan |
Parent organization | Ministry of Climate Change (Pakistan) |
| Website | http://iwmb.org.pk/ |
Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) is a Pakistani government body operating under the Ministry of Climate Change. It is mandated to protect, manage, and conserve the Margalla Hills National Park as its legal custodian.[1]
It was set up in 2015 under Section 4 of the Islamabad Wildlife (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Management) Ordinance 1979. It was officially notified on 7 July 2015 by the Prime Minister of Pakistan.[2][3]
Rina Saeed Khan is the current chairperson of the board,[4][5][6] having been appointed in 2021.[7]
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- ^ "'We're encroaching into their habitat': Angry mob kills leopard in Azad Kashmir". The Observers - France 24. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
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- ^ "Dismay after female leopard shot and dies from injuries in Kashmir". the Guardian. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
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