Pakistan doesn’t have a single lion, tiger, rhino

[SpArK]

Pakistan doesn’t have a single lion, tiger, rhino​

Islamabad, Tiger, lion, rhinoceros and swamp deer are the four mammal species that have disappeared from Pakistan, reveal latest wildlife data that also indicate that many birds and animals are facing extinction in that country.

The News International reported Sunday that the four mammals known to have so far disappeared from Pakistan are the tiger (Panthera tigris), swamp deer (Cervus duvauceli), lion (Panthera leo) and the Indian one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis).

Four more species are also likely to vanish from the wildlife list. These include the Asiatic cheetah, Indian wild *** and hangul, show data posted by Wild Life of Pakistan on its website.

The major biological areas in Pakistan include Pamir-Karakoram highlands, Himalayan highlands, Antolia-Iranian desert, Indus-Ganges monsoon forest and Thar desert.


A list of threatened animals said 37 species and 14 sub-species of internationally threatened or near-threatened mammals are found in Pakistan.

The critically endangered mammals are the Balochistan black bear and the Chiltan goat.

The environment ministry provided details to the National Assembly that said out of 4,100 mammal species in the world, Pakistan is home to 188.

Syed Mehmood Nasir, a senior wildlife official, told the daily that they were taking measures in coordination with private experts to ensure survival of endangered species of birds and mammals.
‘Our officials are taking great pains to collect data and constitute policies for protection of endangered species of birds and mammals. Strict laws are being introduced to prevent illegal hunting across the country,’ he was quoted as saying.


Pakistan doesn’t have a single lion, tiger, rhino | TopINews Mainstream News

 

[The HBS Guy]

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[WAQAS119]

<-----Her it is!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[NWO]

I believe this is what you call evolution -- animals need to run faster then our bullets or suffer the consequences.

 

[WAQAS119]

I believe this is what you call evolution.

Those lions must have been evolved into human beings!!!!!

 

[U-571]

and the source is topi news , i think there r still lions and tigers in balochistan present..., we need to preserve and populate them, its vital for pak animal diversity

 

[WAQAS119]

Topi news?????

You mean this topi!

 

[notsuperstitious]

Whats with idiotic trolling? If any Pakistanis have any other data they can share, can they pls publish the source?

I think the pathetic state of conservation in our countries will be a huge problem for us going forward.

 

[U-571]

i meant topi kahani

 

[Safriz]

The asiatic cheetah is being conserved in the forests of Galiaat near muree.
Never knew if there is a Baluchistan beer..
Lions and rhinos wee hunted to extinction about 300 years ago in the times of the Mughul empirors,so there is not much the people of this era can do.These species vanished long before we were born.

 

[SpArK]

Whats with idiotic trolling? If any Pakistanis have any other data they can share, can they pls publish the source?

I think the pathetic state of conservation in our countries will be a huge problem for us going forward.

Leave it fateh , this is what happens when people dont have anything to say about the problem.. we have our own issues with the dwindling tiger population and poaching is a big issue here too. Elephants, tigers, deer and many species are in constant threat from man.

Its nice to see big celebrities taking up save tiger campaigns and all, but creating awareness is the best solution and also strengthening forest departments and checking illegal trades.

 

[Capt.Popeye]

Those lions must have been evolved into human beings!!!!!

More likely they got killed and eaten up by human beings.

 

[Sinnerman108]

Here boys,
I am not sure if Rhinos were ever present in Pakistan,
Tigers and Lions are still present.

However the following is a must watch, it will change the perspective a great deal.

 

[WAQAS119]

More likely they got killed and eaten up by human beings.

than what happened to evolution theory?

 

[SpArK]

Many animal species facing extinction​

Islamabad

With many birds and mammals species facing extinction as four mammals are known to have so far disappeared from Pakistan including the tiger (Panthera tigris), swamp deer (Cervus duvauceli), lion (Panthera leo) and the Indian one-horned Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis).

According to data

Four species are also going to disappear from wildlife list comprising Asiatic cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus venaticus), Indian Wild As$ (Equus hemionus khur) and Hangul (Cervus elaphus hanglu).

When it comes to wildlife, the regions are not divided physically but on the basis of biological assets. In Pakistan, the biological provinces include Pamir-Karakoram Highlands, Himalayan Highlands, Antolia-Iranian desert, Indus Ganges monsoon forest and Thar desert.

Red List of Threatened Animals by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) exposed 37 species and 14 sub-species of internationally threatened or near-threatened mammals that are found in Pakistan. Of these, two are critically endangered, nine endangered, 11 vulnerable, 23 near threatened, five data deficient and one conservation dependent.

The critically endangered mammals are the Balochistan black bear (Ursus tibetanus gedrosianus) and the Chiltan goat (Capra aegagrus chiltanensis). The full list of threatened and near-threatened mammals includes: four species of bats (Chiroptera), two species of primates, three species of dogs (Canidae), three species and two sub-species of cats (Felidae), one species of otter (Mustelidae), and one species and one sub-species of bear (Ursidae).

The data provided by the environment ministry to the National Assembly couples of days back, out of 4,100 mammal species in the world, Pakistan is home to 188, including 25 hoofed animals, including Indus River dolphins, snow leopard, Balochistan bear, Marco Polo sheep, woolly flying squirrel, fin whale, and markhor.

Of a total 8,600 birds species, Pakistan’s share is of 666 migratory and resident species. Similarly, of 6,500 reptiles, Pakistan has 165 species of which 88 are lizards, 72 snakes, 10 turtles (2 marines) 2 tortoise, 1 crocodile and 1 gavial.

In the category of 2,600 amphibians/fishes, the country’s 14 species include 400 marine fish and 125 fresh water species. In addition, Pakistan is a habitat for 20,000 species of insects/invertebrate of them 700 are marine.

IUCN’s list also names three species of cetacean, one species and one sub-species of Artiodactyla, one sub-species of Cervid, 11 species and nine sub- species of Bovidae (antelopes, goats, sheep, etc.), one species of pangolin (Manidae), and seven species of Rodentia.

Twenty-five internationally threatened birds (one critically endangered, two endangered, and 22 vulnerable) and 17 internationally near-threatened birds are found in Pakistan. One critically threatened bird is the lesser florican (Eupodotis indica).

The list showed that ten internationally threatened reptiles occur in Pakistan (three endangered, three vulnerable, three near threatened and one data deficient), but there are no internationally threatened amphibians in Pakistan.


“Our concerned officials are taking great pains to collect data and constitute policies for protection of endangered species of birds and mammals. Strict laws are being introduced to prevent illegal hunting across the country,” he said.