Baltistan Wildlife Sanctuary

Wildlife sanctuary in Baltistan, Pakistan

Baltistan Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Baltistan Wildlife Sanctuary is located in northern Pakistan
Location	Skardu, Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan
Coordinates	35°36′08″N 75°07′59″E / 35.602087°N 75.133038°E / 35.602087; 75.133038
Area	415 km (160 sq mi)
Elevation	2,400 m (7,900 ft)
Established	1975
Governing body	Wildlife and Parks Department, Gilgit–Baltistan

Baltistan Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary covering an area of 415 square kilometres (102,549 acres; 41,500 ha) in the Baltistan region of northern Pakistan. Contiguous with the Astore Wildlife Sanctuary to its south and east, the Baltistan Wildlife Sanctuary lies south of the Indus River, between the villages of Rondu and Shengus, in the Skardu District. This protected area was established in 1975, for the purpose of conserving the threatened species that occupy the park, and among them there are snow leopard, brown bear, lynx, Tibetan wolf, Tibetan sand fox, markhor, bharal, and Siberian ibex.

References

"Baltistan Wildlife Sanctuary". Protected Planet.
"Pakistan Environment > Protected Areas". WWF Pakistan. Archived from the original on 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
"Wildlife Sanctuaries/Game Reserves". WildlifeOfPakistan.com. Retrieved June 8, 2012.

v t e Protected areas of Pakistan
National parks	Ayub Ayubia Broghil Valley Central Karakoram Chinji Chitral Gol Deosai Deva Vatala Fairy Meadows Gumot Hazarganji-Chiltan Hingol Kala Chitta Kamal Ban Khunjerab Kirthar Lal Suhanra Lulusar-Dodipat Machiara Malakandi Margalla Hills Nizampur Panjal Mastan Saiful Muluk Shandur Sheikh Badin Tolipir Manglot
Wildlife sanctuaries	Astore Bajwat Baltistan Chashma Lake Cholistan Chumbi Surla Deh Akro Hub Dam Lehri Nature Park Naltar Nara Desert Rann of Kutch Ras Koh Taunsa Barrage Ziarat Juniper
Wetlands of Pakistan	Astola Island Chashma Barrage Chinna Creek Deh Akro Drigh Lake Rann of Kutch Haleji Lake Hawke's Bay Beach Hingol River Hub Dam Indus River Delta Jiwani Coastal Wetland Jubho Lagoon Keti Bandar Khanpur Dam Keenjhar Lake Miani Hor Ormara Turtle Beaches Rasul Barrage Rawal lake Sandspit Beach Tanda Dam Taunsa Barrage Thanedar Wala Uchhali Complex
Natural monuments	Bazar Caves Chandragup Chitarwata Formation Hingol Mud Volcano Kashmir Smast Paradise Point
Forests	Ziarat Juniper Forest Changa Manga Forest Chichawatni Plantation Lashari wala Forest
Biosphere reserves	Lal Suhanra Ziarat Juniper Forest

v t e Baltistan
Passes	Karakoram Pass Gondogoro Pass
Valleys	Skardu Valley Khaplu Valley Kharmang Shigar Valley Roundu Baltistan Gultari
Cities and towns	Skardu Shigar Khaplu Kharmang Roundu Baltistan Balghar Barah valley Chalunka Chorbat Valley Ghawari Haldi, Baltistan Hassanabad, Pakistan Hushe Valley Keris Valley Khane Kharfak Korphe Yugo, Baltistan Yugupa
Rivers, glaciers and lakes	Baltoro Glacier Biafo Glacier Bilafond Glacier Godwin-Austen Glacier Trango Glacier Lake Kharfak Satpara Lake Shangrila Lake Shigar River Shyok River Indus Hushe River Saltoro River
Architecture	Chaqchan Mosque Khanqah-e-Mualla Noorbakshia Khaplu Bala Khaplu Palace Shigar Fort Skardu Fort Baltit Fort Amburiq Mosque
See also	Karakoram Highway Ladakh Line of Control Kargil War Balti language History of Gilgit-Baltistan K2 Balti (food)

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