Baltistan Wildlife Sanctuary

Baltistan Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Baltistan Wildlife Sanctuary is located in northern Pakistan
Location	Skardu, Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan
Coordinates	35.602087°N 75.133038°E / 35.602087; 75.133038
Area	415 km^2 (160 sq mi)
Elevation	2,400 m (7,900 ft)
Established	1975
Governing body	Wildlife and Parks Department, Gilgit–Baltistan

Baltistan Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary covering an area of 415 square kilometres (102,549 acres; 41,500 ha) in the Baltistan region of northern Pakistan. Contiguous with the Astore Wildlife Sanctuary to its south and east, the Baltistan Wildlife Sanctuary lies south of the Indus River, between the villages of Rondu and Shengus, in the Skardu District. This protected area was established in 1975, for the purpose of conserving the threatened species that occupy the park, and among them there are snow leopard, brown bear, lynx, Tibetan wolf, Tibetan sand fox, markhor, bharal, and Siberian ibex.^[1][2][3]

References

1. "Baltistan Wildlife Sanctuary". Protected Planet.
2. "Pakistan Environment > Protected Areas". WWF Pakistan. Archived from the original on 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
3. "Wildlife Sanctuaries/Game Reserves". WildlifeOfPakistan.com. Retrieved June 8, 2012.