Kirthar National Park

Kirthar National Park
Urdu: کِیرتھر نیشنل پارک, Sindhi (کيرٿرنيشنل پارڪ)
View of the Kirthar Park
Map showing the location of Kirthar National Park
Map showing the location of Kirthar National Park
Park location in Pakistan
LocationJamshoro District, Sindh, Pakistan
Coordinates25°42′N 67°35′E / 25.700°N 67.583°E / 25.700; 67.583
Area3,087 km2 (1,192 sq mi)
Established1974
Governing bodyWildlife and Parks Department of Government of Pakistan

The Kirthar National Park is situated in the Kirthar Mountains in Jamshoro District in Sindh, Pakistan. It was established in 1974 and encompasses over 3,087 km2 (1,192 sq mi), making it the third largest national park in Pakistan. Wildlife in the park comprises leopard, striped hyena, Indian wolves, honey badger, urial, chinkara gazelles and rare Sindh ibex. Blackbuck are kept in enclosures for a reintroduction project.[1]

  1. ^ Michael J. B. Green: IUCN directory of South Asian protected areas. Iucn-World Conservation Union (December 1990). ISBN 2-8317-0030-2