Khunjerab National Park

Khunjerab National Park
Land:	560,714 acres
Region:	Gilgit-Baltistan
Founded:	1975

Location of Khunjerab National Park in Gilgit Baltistan and Greater Kashmir region

Snow leopard, an endangered species, is found in the Khunjerab National Park

Khunjerab National Park is a National park in Gilgit Baltistan of Pakistan. It is one of the highest altitude parks in the world. It provides the habitat for a number of endangered and threatened animal species like the Snow leopard, Marco Polo sheep, and Himalayan Ibex.

The park lies within the Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe ecoregion and is one of the most important alpine biodiversity regions within Pakistan. The WWF of Pakistan has a management plan to protect the alpine flora in Khunjerab National Park will on focus on community-based conservation with a strong element of environmental awareness raising. The aim is to control grazing, and increase the population of Snow leopards, Marco Polo and Blue Sheep.

See also

• Khunjerab Pass
• Northern Areas, Pakistan

External links

• WWFPak.org - Khunjerab
• Objects of Desire in the Northern Areas - Report by John Mock, UC Berkeley
• Mountain Protected Areas in Pakistan - Report by John Mock, UC Berkeley