Manglot National Park or Manglot Wildlife Park is national park established in 1990 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan; the park is provide a natural sanctuary for wildlife. The area of the park is spread over on 1,756 acres including hilltops and plain area near the

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in Nizampur, Nowshera.

Flora

The flora of the Manglot Wildlife Park include scrub forest primarily consisting of the olive trees. Acacia modesta, zizyphus nummelaria, olea cuspidate, deodonia viscose and monothica boxifolia are the predominant vegetation of the park.

Fauna

Animals

The animals includes the chinkara, hog deer, common

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, wolf, wild boar, jackal,

porcupine Porcupines are large rodents with coats of sharp spines, or quills, that protect them against predation. The term covers two families of animals: the Old World porcupines of family Hystricidae, and the New World porcupines of family, Erethizont ...

and

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Reptiles

Including different sort of snakes and wild lizards are present in the park.

Birds

Including chukar, three varieties of partridges, rock pigeon, dove and several sparrows from different species.

References

External links

Wildlife Park
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World Database on Protected Areas
{{authority control National parks of Pakistan Nowshera District Protected areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Protected areas established in 1990 Wildlife sanctuaries in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa