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An area of parkland where wild animals are kept in the open and may be observed by visitors driving through.

Defination

Jallo Wildlife Park, Lahore, PunjabChanga Manga, Kasur and Lahore, PunjabLaal Sunhara Safari

Park, Bahawalpur, Punjab also known as National Park Laal Sunhara Bahawalpur

Lahore Zoo Safari, Lahore, Punjab formerly Lahore Wildlife Park also called Woodland Wildlife Park

Lohi Bher Wildlife Park, Rawalpindi, PunjabMurree Wildlife Park, Murree, Punjab also

known as Murree National ParkKarachi Safari Park, Karachi, Sindh

SAFARI PARKS IN PAKISTAN

Jallo Park , established in 1978, is a public recreation and wildlife site located in Lahore District, Punjab, Pakistan. Spread over an area of 461 acres (187 ha), it is one of the three main wildlife parks located in Lahore, the other two being Changa Manga and Lahore Zoo Safari. The park is 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east to Lahore city. Facilisites at Jallo Park include a Forest Research Centre, Wildlife Breeding Center, restaurants, coffee shops, a theme park, a sports complex, swimming pool, and a large lake for fishing and boating. It is currently funded by Punjab Wildlife and Parks Department of Government of Punjab. It is easily accessible by taxi, TransLahore buses and Lahore City Commuter trains that stop at Jallo Railway Station.

Jallo Wildlife Park

Aves Common pheasant Indian peafowl Rock pigeon

Mammals Asian black bear Bactrian camel Chital Chinkara Sambar

Reptiles Indian cobra Mugger crocodile

Species

Indian cobraRock pigeon Sambar

The Changa Manga is a planted forest which includes a wildlife preserve, in the Kasur and Lahore districts of Punjab, Pakistan. It is located approximately 80 kilometers south-west of Lahore. It was once the largest man-made forest in the world but has undergone uncontrollable deforestation at a massive scale in recent times.  At present, the forest covers an area of 48.6 square kilometres (12,423 acres)

Changa Manga is known more widely as "one of the oldest hand-planted forests in the world“, and hosts a wide variety of flora and fauna. The forest is home to 14 species of mammals, 50 species of birds, six species of reptiles, two species of amphibians and 27 species of insects. Thus, other than producing timber for the local industry, the forest also serves as an important wildlife reserve.

Named after two brother dacoits, the Changa Manga forest was originally planted in 1866 by British foresters. Its trees were harvested to gather fuel and resources for the engines employed in the North-Western railway networks.

Changa Manga

Hog deer Indian peafowlJackalMouflonNilgai and wild boar

Species

Jackal Indian peafowlWild boar

Laal Sohanra is a national park of Pakistan situated in Bahawalpur district of Punjab province, which is one of the largest nationals parks in South Asia. Lal Sohanra is spread over 153000 acre and is notable for the diversity of its landscape, which includes areas of desert, forest and water.

Laal Sunhara Safari Park

Wild animals of the desert such as wildcats, rabbits, bustards, and deer.

Reptiles in the park include the monitor lizard, Russell's viper, Indian cobra, saw-scaled viper, wolf snake, John's sand boa, and spiny-tailed lizard.

More than 160 species of birds are also present, including the houbara bustard, griffon vulture, crested honey buzzard, marsh harrier, hen harrier, laggar falcon, peregrine falcon, kestrel, Eurasian sparrowhawk, Egyptian vulture, lark, shrike, wheatear, barn owl, ducks and common coot.

Lion  Indian rhinoceros Blackbucks

Species

Monitor lizard

Egyptian vulture

Griffon vulture

The Woodland Wildlife Park was established in 1982 over 242 acres (98 ha) as a government funded public facility. In 1998, it was handed over to the Punjab Wildlife and Parks Department (PWPD) by the Forest Department. In 2004, the largest walkthrough aviary of Pakistan was constructed in Woodland Wildlife Park and opened to public visitors. Boating and fishing facilities were also built near a lake. In 2006, Government of Pakistan sanctioned 87 million Pakistani rupees to reconstruct the 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) road leading to the wildlife park. This development increased the accessibility to the facility.

The Government of Pakistan turned management of the wildlife park over to the Zoo Maintenance Committee (ZMC) headed by the Chairman of the PWPD. Vice-chairman Tauqeer Shah said this transfer of control was due to poor previous management that was not working to improve the park. A ticket system was introduced in the wildlife park so that the Lahore Zoo Safari could become a semi-autonomous, self-financed organization. The park was extensively renovated and renamed Lahore Zoo Safari on January 21, 2009. The wildlife park is now considered to be an extension of Lahore Zoo.

Lahore Zoo Safari

Indian peafowlBengal tiger Common pheasant EmuLion Mute swan Nilgai Ostrich and Silver pheasant 

Species

Emu Bengal tiger

Nilgai

Lohi Bher Wildlife Park is a zoo located in Lohi Bher in Rawalpindi. Established in 1992, the area encompasses 687 acres. It is the third safari park in Punjab, allowing visitors to view a variety of imported and local animals living in their natural breeding environments.

Lohi Bher Wildlife Park

LionsZebras DeerPeacocks And other too

Species

Deer

Lions

Zebras

Murree Wildlife Park is a Zoo located in Bansra Gali, in Murree Pakistan. This Park was initially inaugurated under the National Development Scheme 'Development of Wildlife Park' n 1986. The wildlife park provides canteens and cafeterias for the tourists and visitors. The Murree Wildlife Park covers an area of 240 acres.

Murree Wildlife Park

Asian black bearBactrian camelChitalChinkaraSambar

Species

Bactrian camel

Asian black bear Chital

Karachi Safari Park, opened in 1970, is a public funded 'family-only' safari park covering an area of 148 acres (0.60 km2), located in Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It has a zoo, geared with viewing facilities like a chairlift and safari tracks, as well as two natural lakes. A privately funded amusement park, Go Aish, is located in the Safari Park's vicinity

Karachi Safari Park was inaugurated in 1970 by Lieutenant General Atiq-ur-Rehman. It was an independent project of the then Karachi Municipal Corporation. The creation of an independent zoo, safari and aquarium department followed in 1995. Karachi Safari Park is now an independent wing of the Community Development Department of City District Government of Karachi and has been designated as a 'family park'.

Karachi Safari Park

Aves Black crowned crane Common pheasant Greater flamingo Green peafowl Indian peafowl Mute swan Ring-necked parakeet Rock pigeonMammals Arabian oryx Asiatic black bear African bush elephant Bactrian camel Bengal tiger

Black buck Chital (spotted deer) Fallow deer Giraffe Hog deer Indian crested

porcupine Indian wolf (Indian

jackal) Lion Llama Mouflon (sub. urial) Nilgai Olive baboon Plains zebra

Red deer Sika deer Spotted hyena Wild goat (sub. Sindh

ibex)Reptiles Gharial Indian cobra Indian sand boa Mugger crocodile Oriental ratsnake Spur-thighed tortoise

Species

Mouflon

Green peafowl Llama