Tolipir National Park

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Tolipir National Park
Location Poonch District, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

Tolipir National Park is a protected area located in the Rawlakot tehsil of Poonch District in the state of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. The park is home to a wide variety of flora and fauna, including a number of endangered species such as the Himalayan black bear, leopard, and snow leopard. [1]

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The park is situated in the western Himalayan mountain range, at an altitude of between 1,500 and 7,000 meters above sea level. The area is characterized by rugged terrain and steep mountain slopes, with a number of peaks rising above 6,000 meters. The climate is cold and temperate, with heavy snowfall in the winter and mild summers. The park is surrounded by the Toli Pir, Shounter, and Barmoghlasht valleys, and is fed by the Toli Pir stream, which flows through the park. [2] [3] [4]

Flora and fauna

Fauna

List of fauna found in the sanctuary. [2]

#NameScientific namePicture
1 Eurasian pygmy shrew Sorex minutus Sorex minutus.jpg
2 Leschenault's rousette Rousettus leschenaultii Leschenault's rousette Fulvous Fruit Bat Sikkim India.jpg
3 Lesser horseshoe bat Rhinolophus hipposideros Bat(20070605).jpg
4 Greater false vampire bat Megaderma lyra Greater False Vampire Bat (Megaderma lyra).jpg
5 Java pipistrelle Pipistrellus javanicus
6 Common bent-wing bat Miniopterus schreibersii Miniopterus schreibersii dasythrix.jpg
7 Wall-roosting mouse-eared bat Myotis muricola Myoti murico 060615 7419 cklpa.jpg
8 Scully's tube-nosed bat Murina tubinaris
9 Northern plains gray langur Semnopithecus entellus Northern plains gray langur.jpg
10 Rhesus macaque Macaca mulatta Rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta mulatta), male, Gokarna.jpg
11 Indian jackal Canis aureus indicus Golden Jackal - Corbett National Park.jpg
12 Asian black bear Ursus thibetanus Ursus thibetanus 3 (Wroclaw zoo).JPG
13 Stoat Mustela erminea Mustela erminea upright.jpg
14 Yellow-throated marten Martes flavigula Martes flavigula, yellow-throated marten.jpg
15 Masked palm civet Paguma larvata Palm civet on tree (detail).jpg
16 Jungle cat Felis chaus FelisChausMunsiari1.jpg
17 Indian leopard Panthera pardus fusca Nagarhole Kabini Karnataka India, Leopard September 2013.jpg
18 Southern red muntjac Muntiacus muntjak Muntiacus muntjak 50960281, crop.jpg
19 Royle's pika Ochotona roylei Royle'sPika-Ochotona roylei-Tungnath-Uttarkhand-India-3thJune2013.jpg
20 Kashmir flying squirrel Eoglaucomys fimbriatus
21 Red giant flying squirrel Petaurista petaurista Petaurista petaurista.JPG
22 Indian crested porcupine Hystrix indica Weissschwanzstachelschwein Hystrix indica Tierpark Hellabrunn-12 (cropped).jpg
23 House mouse Mus musculus Mausprofil.jpg
24 Kashmir field mouse Apodemus rusiges
25 Turkestan rat Rattus pyctoris
26 Lesser bandicoot rat Bandicota bengalensis Lesser Bandicoot-Rat.jpg
27 Short-tailed bandicoot rat Nesokia indica NesokiaHuttoni.jpg
28 Royle's mountain vole Alticola roylei

References

  1. "Tolipir National Park | Pakistan Tourism Portal". paktourismportal.com. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 Faiz, Abu ul Hassan; Abass, Fakhar-i (2016-06-01). "Mammalian Diversity of Tolipir National Park, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan". Pakistan Journal of Zoology. 48 (4): 1209–1212. Retrieved November 14, 2023 via ResearchGate.
  3. Faiz, Abu ul Hassan; Abbas, Fakhar-i; Ali, Zulfiqar; Zahra, Laoudi (January 2015). "Avifaunal diversity of Tolipir National Park Azad Jammu and Kashmir Pakistan". The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences. 25 (3): 404–9. Retrieved November 14, 2023 via ResearchGate.
  4. Amjad, Muhammad Shoaib; Qaseem, Mirza Faisal; Ahmad, Israr; Khan, Sami Ullah; Chaudhari, Sunbal Khalil; Malik, Nafeesa Zahid; Shaheen, Humaira; Khan, Arshad Mahmood (February 2017). "Descriptive study of plant resources in the context of the ethnomedicinal relevance of indigenous flora: A case study from Toli Peer National Park, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan". PLOS ONE. 12 (2): e0171896. Bibcode:2017PLoSO..1271896A. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171896 . PMC   5305106 . PMID   28192466.