Palas () is a

tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ...

and valley in

Kolai-Palas District Kolai-Palas Kohistan District () is a district in the Hazara Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It was a sub-division of the Kohistan district within the Hazara division till it attained the status of a separate district in ...

, in the

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province of

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Fauna

Palas, Kohistan has incredible wildlife, it is home to the largest population of Western horned tragopan, Khalij, Koklass and Himalayan monal occur here, whereas the Cheer pheasant has been reintroduced here. There are 230 bird species in this tehsil. Mammals include carnivores such as the Persian leopard, Himalayan black bear and Red fox. Ungulates such as the Himalayan goral, Himalayan musk deer and wild boar are found here. For the protection of these species 1 national park, 3 wildlife sanctuaries and 5 game reserves have been established. Several surveys on other wildlife have also been compiled by experts including one on musk deer by Naeem Ashraf Raja.

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Union councils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Valleys of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Kolai-Palas District {{KolaiPalas-geo-stub