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The markhor is the national animal of Pakistan. [37] It was one of the 72 animals featured on the World Wide Fund for Nature Conservation Coin Collection in 1976. Markhor marionettes are used in the Afghan puppet shows known as buz-baz. The markhor has also been mentioned in a Pakistani computer-animated film known as Allahyar and the Legend of ...
The Astor markhor lives in the scrubland and open woodland that clothe the rugged slopes of the mountains among which it lives at altitudes of up to 3,600 m (11,800 ft). It seldom goes above the tree line; in summer it feeds largely on grasses and leaves but in winter it mainly browses on shrubs and woody material. One or two kids are born ...
The species is found in the Himalayan river systems of Pakistan where it is listed as an endangered species. [6] ... Markhor Capra falconeri: Pallas's cat Otocolobus ...
“My heart breaks over the loss of these 21 species.”
The Bukharan markhor, or Tadjik markhor [2] (Capra falconeri heptneri) is an endangered goat-antelope, native to Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, possibly also Afghanistan. Today it is found in few scattered populations, for example in Kugitang Nature Reserve in easternmost Turkmenistan. The population of the Bukharan markhor is at ...
This endangered cetacean is not only the smallest porpoise species, but the most rare. Where there were once thousands of vaquitas swimming in the sea, today there may only be about 10 individuals ...
The Hirpora Wildlife Sanctuary is an abode to many species of animals including the Himalayan brown bear, [4] Himalayan black bear, musk deer, leopard, Tibetan wolf, [5] Himalayan palm civet [6] and around 50 individuals the critically endangered Pir Panjal markhor. [7] [8] Besides, 130 species of birds including the spotted forktail, western ...
Markhor: Capra falconeri: 9700 [38] NT [38] [38] Estimate includes approximately 900 animals assumed to live in areas for which data is unavailable. [38] Nubian ibex: Capra nubiana: 5000 [39] VU [39] [39] Estimate for mature individuals only due to some areas lacking population estimates. [39] Southern pudú: Pudu puda: 10 000 [40] NT [40] [40 ...