Machiara National Park
Machiara National Park is a Pakistani national park near Muzaffarabad.
Established in 1996, the park is located at 34' -31’ N latitude and 73' -37’ E longitude.
Neelum valley are on its eastern side while the Kaghan Valley
is on the west.
The park covers an area of 33,437 acres. It contains evergreen broadleaved forests and deciduous broad-leaved woodlands and forms a part of Western Himalayan Broadleaf forest region; a Global 200 Ecoregion. The average rainfall is 1526.7 mm per year. The month receiving most rainfall is July, November is the one with the least rainfall.
It was notified in 1996 as a
Biodivesity
Machiara National park has a high biodiversity and is home to many significant of animals, birds and plants. The species include
lammergeier, Himalayan vulture, Himalayan quail, hoary-throated barwing, white-cheeked bushtit, white-throated bushtit, wren-babbler, orange bullfinch and Kashmir nuthatch.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Country Report on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture – Pakistan Food" (PDF). www.parc.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ "National Parks of Pakistan". www.wildlifeofpakistan.com. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ "Machiara National Park". www.wwfpak.org. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ "Boundary Delineation of Machiara National Park" (PDF). wwf.org.pk. WWF. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ "Distribution and Habitat Mapping of Key Fauna Species in Selected Areas of Western Himalaya, Pakistan" (PDF). thejaps.org.pk. The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
