Baltistan Wildlife Sanctuary

Baltistan Wildlife Sanctuary (Baltistan)
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Protected Area
Country	Pakistan
Autonomous region	Gilgit–Baltistan
District	Skardu
Elevation	2,400 m (7,874 ft)
Coordinates	PK 35°36′08″N 75°07′59″E / 35.602087°N 75.133038°ECoordinates: PK 35°36′08″N 75°07′59″E / 35.602087°N 75.133038°E
Area	415 km^2 (160 sq mi)
Biome	Irano-Turanian mountains (AS06)
Animal	Snow leopard, Brown bear, Lynx, Tibetan wolf, Tibetan sand fox, Markhor, Bharal, Siberian ibex
Declaration	1975
Management	Wildlife and Parks Department, Gilgit–Baltistan
IUCN category	IV - Habitat/Species government Area
Baltistan Wildlife Sanctuary is located in northern Pakistan

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.^[2][3][4]

References

1. Skardu. "Skardu.pk". Skardu Website.
2. "Baltistan Wildlife Sanctuary". Protected Planet.
3. "Pakistan Environment > Protected Areas". WWF Pakistan.
4. "Wildlife Sanctuaries/Game Reserves". WildlifeOfPakistan.com. Retrieved June 8, 2012.