Fauna of Sindh

The fauna of Sindh live in an area with a

deserts, Sindh supports a large and varied wildlife

Habitat and wildlife

Due to the climate of Sindh, its forests support average population of jackals and snakes. The

wild sheep (urial) and the black bear along with the rare leopard. There are also occasional sightings of The Sindhi phekari, ped lynx or caracal cat. There is now also a project to introduce tigers and asian elephants to KNP near the Hub dam lake.^{[citation needed}

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Nara Canal region

Another

reptiles: including the cobra

, lundi (viper).

Animals of mythical proportions

Some unusual sightings of Asian cheetah occurred in 2003 near the

Balochistan border in the Kirthar mountains. The pirrang (large tiger cat or fishing cat) of the eastern desert region is also disappearing. Deer are found in the lower rocky plains and in the eastern region, as well as the striped hyena (charakh), jackal, red fox, porcupine, common gray mongoose and hedgehog

. The mysterious

Thar region, which is supposed to suck a victim's breath while sleeping, is widely found in the Tharparkar

District of Southern Sindh.

Along the coast

Between July and November when the

olive ridley turtles lay their eggs along the seaward side. These turtles are a protected species. After the mothers lay their eggs and leave them buried under the sands. Today the SWD and WWF officials take the eggs, protecting them until they are hatched away from predators.

Newly hatched olive ridley turtles head for the ocean

Crocodiles are rare and inhabit only the backwaters of the Indus, the eastern Nara channel. Some population of marsh crocodiles can be very easily seen in the waters of Haleji Lake near Karachi. Besides a large variety of marine fish, the plumbeous dolphin, the beaked dolphin, rorqual or blue whale and a variety of skates frequent the seas along the Sindh's coast. The pallo (sable fish), though a marine fish, ascends the Indus annually from February to April to spawn. The rare houbara bustard also finds Sindh's warm climate suitable to rest and mate. ^{[citation needed]}

References

Habitat and wildlife

Nara Canal region

Animals of mythical proportions

Along the coast

See also

References