Tolipir National Park
Tolipir National Park is a protected area located in the Rawlakot tehsil of Poonch District in the state of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. The park is home to a wide variety of flora and fauna, including a number of endangered species such as the Himalayan black bear, leopard, and snow leopard.[1]
| Tolipir National Park | |
|---|---|
| Location | Poonch District, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan |
The park is situated in the western Himalayan mountain range, at an altitude of between 1,500 and 7,000 meters above sea level. The area is characterized by rugged terrain and steep mountain slopes, with a number of peaks rising above 6,000 meters. The climate is cold and temperate, with heavy snowfall in the winter and mild summers. The park is surrounded by the Toli Pir, Shounter, and Barmoghlasht valleys, and is fed by the Toli Pir stream, which flows through the park.[2][3][4]
Flora and fauna
Fauna
List of fauna found in the sanctuary.[2]
| # | Name | Scientific name | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eurasian pygmy shrew | Sorex minutus | |
| 2 | Leschenault's rousette | Rousettus leschenaultii | |
| 3 | Lesser horseshoe bat | Rhinolophus hipposideros | |
| 4 | Greater false vampire bat | Megaderma lyra | |
| 5 | Java pipistrelle | Pipistrellus javanicus | – |
| 6 | Common bent-wing bat | Miniopterus schreibersii | |
| 7 | Wall-roosting mouse-eared bat | Myotis muricola | |
| 8 | Scully's tube-nosed bat | Murina tubinaris | – |
| 9 | Northern plains gray langur | Semnopithecus entellus | |
| 10 | Rhesus macaque | Macaca mulatta | |
| 11 | Indian jackal | Canis aureus indicus | |
| 12 | Asian black bear | Ursus thibetanus | |
| 13 | Stoat | Mustela erminea | |
| 14 | Yellow-throated marten | Martes flavigula | |
| 15 | Masked palm civet | Paguma larvata | |
| 16 | Jungle cat | Felis chaus | |
| 17 | Indian leopard | Panthera pardus fusca | |
| 18 | Southern red muntjac | Muntiacus muntjak | |
| 19 | Royle's pika | Ochotona roylei | |
| 20 | Kashmir flying squirrel | Eoglaucomys fimbriatus | – |
| 21 | Red giant flying squirrel | Petaurista petaurista | |
| 22 | Indian crested porcupine | Hystrix indica | |
| 23 | House mouse | Mus musculus | |
| 24 | Kashmir field mouse | Apodemus rusiges | – |
| 25 | Turkestan rat | Rattus pyctoris | – |
| 26 | Lesser bandicoot rat | Bandicota bengalensis | |
| 27 | Short-tailed bandicoot rat | Nesokia indica | |
| 28 | Royle's mountain vole | Alticola roylei | – |
References
- "Tolipir National Park | Pakistan Tourism Portal". paktourismportal.com. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- Faiz, Abu ul Hassan; Abass, Fakhar-i (2016-06-01). "Mammalian Diversity of Tolipir National Park, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan". Pakistan Journal of Zoology. 48 (4): 1209–1212. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via ResearchGate.
- Faiz, Abu ul Hassan; Abbas, Fakhar-i; Ali, Zulfiqar; Zahra, Laoudi (January 2015). "Avifaunal diversity of Tolipir National Park Azad Jammu and Kashmir Pakistan". The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences. 25 (3): 404–9. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via ResearchGate.
- Amjad, Muhammad Shoaib; Qaseem, Mirza Faisal; Ahmad, Israr; Khan, Sami Ullah; Chaudhari, Sunbal Khalil; Malik, Nafeesa Zahid; Shaheen, Humaira; Khan, Arshad Mahmood (February 2017). "Descriptive study of plant resources in the context of the ethnomedicinal relevance of indigenous flora: A case study from Toli Peer National Park, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan". PLOS ONE. 12 (2): e0171896. Bibcode:2017PLoSO..1271896A. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0171896. PMC 5305106. PMID 28192466.