CHINA / PAKISTAN BORDER, KHUNJRAB, NATIONAL PARK, GILGIT, BALTISTAN. MARCO POLO SHEEP. MARKHOR. IBEX
Khunjrab Pass is located just a few kilometres from the border town of Sost in Pakistan and comes under no mans land between China & Pakistan.
The park is named after the Khunjerab pass which is the highest mottled road border post in the world situated at 16000 feet above sea level
The Khunjerab National park lies within the Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe ecoregion and is one of the most important alpine biodiversity regions within Pakistan.
Total species of Mammals = 16
Mammals in the park include------- Snow leopard (T), Himalayan Ibex (C), Brown bear (T), Tibetan red fox (C), Tibetan wolf (T), Blue Sheep (in Shimshal area only) (V), Marcopolo Sheep (T), Tibetan wild ass or Kiang (Unconfirmed reports) (?), Ermine (C), Alpine weasle (?), Stone Martin (C), Golden Marmot (C), Lynx (Unconfirmed reports) (?), Large-eared Pika (C), Dhole (Unconfirmed reports) (?), Cape hare (C), Common field mouse (C), Royle's mountain vole (C), Lesser shrew (C) and Migratory hamster (C).
Note: T=Threatened, V=Vulnerable, R=Rare, C=Common, ?=Unknown.
Birds:
Total species = 66
Common birds in the park are---- Lammegier vulture, Golden eagle, Himalayan griffon vulture, Eurasian black vulture, Marsh harrier, Eurasian sparrow hawk, Eurasian kestrel, Lesser kestrel, Saker falcon, Peregrine falcon, Himalayan Snow cock, Snow partridge, Chukar, Grey heron, Common sandpiper, Hill pigeon, Snow pigeon, Northern eagle owl, Eurasian cuckoo, Common swallow, Magpie, Alpine cough and Raven.
Must visit Khunjrab to experience and witness the amazing creation of ALLAH.. SUBHANALLAH.
PAKISTAN ZINDABAD