Machiara National Park Explained

Machiara National Park is a Pakistani national park near Muzaffarabad.

Established in 1996, the park is located at 34' -31’ N latitude and 73' -37’ E longitude. River Neelum, and Neelum valley are on its eastern side while the Kaghan Valley is on the west.

The park covers an area of 33,437 acres. It contains evergreen broadleaved forests and deciduous broad-leaved woodlands and forms a part of Western Himalayan Broadleaf forest region; a Global 200 Ecoregion. The average rainfall is 1526.7 mm per year. The month receiving most rainfall is July, November is the one with the least rainfall.

It was notified in 1996 as a National Park.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Biodivesity

Machiara National park has a high biodiversity and is home to many significant of animals, birds and plants. The species include snow leopard, Kashmir musk deer, western tragopan, cheer pheasant, lammergeier, Himalayan vulture, Himalayan quail, hoary-throated barwing, white-cheeked bushtit, white-throated bushtit, wren-babbler, orange bullfinch and Kashmir nuthatch.^{[4] [5]}

References

1. Web site: Country Report on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture – Pakistan Food . www.parc.gov.pk . 28 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120118054012/http://www.parc.gov.pk/CountryReport.pdf . 18 January 2012 .
2. Web site: National Parks of Pakistan . www.wildlifeofpakistan.com. 28 August 2012.
3. Web site: Machiara National Park. www.wwfpak.org. 28 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120328193033/http://www.wwfpak.org/machiara_national_park_pa.php. 28 March 2012. dead.
4. Web site: Boundary Delineation of Machiara National Park . WWF . wwf.org.pk . November 14, 2023.
5. Web site: Distribution and Habitat Mapping of Key Fauna Species in Selected Areas of Western Himalaya, Pakistan . November 14, 2023 . thejaps.org.pk . The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences.