Baltistan Wildlife Sanctuary

Baltistan Wildlife Sanctuary (Baltistan)
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Protected Area
Country	Pakistan
Autonomous region	Gilgit–Baltistan
District	Skardu
Elevation	2,400 m (7,874 ft)
Coordinates	35°36′08″N 75°07′59″E / 35.602087°N 75.133038°E / 35.602087; 75.133038Coordinates: 35°36′08″N 75°07′59″E / 35.602087°N 75.133038°E / 35.602087; 75.133038
Area	415 km2 (160 sq mi)
Biome	Irano-Turanian mountains (AS06)
Animal	Snow leopard, Brown bear, Lynx, Tibetan wolf, Tibetan sand fox, Markhor, Bharal, Siberian ibex
Declaration	1975
Management	Wildlife and Parks Department, Gilgit–Baltistan
IUCN category	IV - Habitat/Species government Area
Baltistan Wildlife Sanctuary is located in northern Pakistan

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.^[2][3][4]

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Protected areas of Pakistan
National parks	Ayub Ayubia Broghil Valley Central Karakoram Chinji Chitral Gol Deosai Fairy Meadows Hazarganji-Chiltan Hingol Khunjerab Kirthar Lal Suhanra Lulusar-Dodipat Machiara Margalla Hills Panjal Mastan Saiful Malook Shiekh Buddin Toli Pir Manglot Wildlife Park
Wildlife sanctuaries	Astore Bajwat Baltistan Chashma Lake Cholistan Chumbi Surla Hab Dam Lehri Nature Park Naltar Nara Desert Runn of Kutch
Game reserves	Head Qadirabad Machiara
Protected wetlands	Astola Island Chashma Barrage Drigh Lake Great Rann of Kutch Haleji Lake Hawke's Bay Beach Hingol River Hub Dam Indus River Delta Jiwani Coastal Wetland Jubho Lagoon Keti Bandar Khanpur Dam Kinjhar Lake Miani Hor Lagoon Ormara Turtle Beaches Rasul Barrage Rawal Lake Sandspit Beach Tanda Dam Taunsa Barrage Thanedar Wala Uchhali Complex
Natural monuments	Bazar Caves Chandragup Chitarwata Formation Hingol Mud Volcano Kashmir Smast Paradise Point
Protected forests	Ziarat Juniper Forest Changa Manga Forest Chichawatni Plantation
Biosphere reserves	Lal Suhanra Ziarat Juniper Forest

Baltistan
Passes	Karakoram Pass Gyong La Gondogoro Pass Bilafond La
Valleys	Skardu Valley Khaplu Valley Kharmang Shigar Valley Roundu Baltistan Galtari
Cities and towns	Skardu Kargil Shigar Khaplu Kharmang Roundu Baltistan Balghar Barah valley Chalunka Chorbat Valley Ghawari Haldi, Baltistan Hassanabad, Pakistan Hushe Valley Keris Valley Khane Kharfak Korphe Yugo, Baltistan Yugupa
Rivers, glaciers and lakes	Baltoro Glacier Biafo Glacier Siachen Glacier Bilafond Glacier Godwin-Austen Glacier Trango Glacier Lake Kharfak Satpara Lake Shangrila Lake Shigar River Shyok River Indus Hushe River Saltoro River
Architecture	Chaqchan Mosque Khanaq-e-Mullah Noorbakshia Khaplu Bala Khaplu Palace Shigar Fort Skardu Fort Baltit Fort Amburik Mosque
See also	Karakoram Highway Ladakh Line of Control Kargil War Balti language History of Gilgit-Baltistan K2 Balti (food)