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Lions in the Wildlife Safari Park View of a mini-zoo in Sukh Chayn Gardens. Lahore Zoo is the main preserver of Lahore's fauna. Its animal exhibits include an aviary begun in 1872, a tiger house constructed in 1872 and renovated in 1987, an elephant house, a giraffe house, a deer house, a monkey house with both monkeys and great apes, crocodile ponds, and a snake house with various regional ...
It is currently managed by the Forest, Wildlife and Fisheries department [5] of the Government of Pakistan. Today the zoo houses a collection of about 1378 animals of 135 species. [1] Lahore Zoo was the host of the fifth annual conference of SAZARC in 2004. [3] Lahore Zoo is the third oldest zoo in the world. [6]
The aggressive nature of these animals have been brought to question. Officials stated that it was the first time that had happened and also admitted that the lower staff was being irresponsible about their duties. [5] On 26 April 2016, it was reported that the government spent around Rs 130.8 million in the purchasing of wild animals.
The major threats to this animal are deforestation and degradation of its habitat. [2] Black finless porpoise Neophocaena phocaenoides: The finless porpoise is often caught in fishing nets across the coasts of Pakistan. Other threats to the species include habitat loss, boat traffic, and pollution. [3] Burrowing vole Hyperacrius fertilis
This is a list of zoos, aviaries, aquaria, safari parks, reptile centers, animal theme parks and wildlife parks in Pakistan. For a list of botanical gardens, see List of botanical gardens in Pakistan .
The reserve is home to species of hog deer, Indian peafowl, golden jackal, mouflon, nilgai and wild boar. [28] The Changa Manga wildlife preserve is one of the three wildlife parks located in the Lahore Division, other two being Jallo Wildlife Park and Lahore Zoo Safari and also called as Woodland wildlife Parks.
The wildlife of Pakistan comprises a diverse flora and fauna in a wide range of habitats from sea level to high elevation areas in the mountains, including 195 mammal, 668 bird species and more than 5000 species of Invertebrates. [1]
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Pakistan.The avifauna of Pakistan include a total of 792 species. The chukar (Alectoris chukar) is the official national bird of Pakistan, and the shaheen falcon is the symbolic icon of the Pakistan Air Force and Pakistan Avicultural Foundation, one bird is endemic.