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In Sindh, out of 54 protected areas, there is one National park which is Khirthar National Park.
It is accessible to the public for and facilities for recreation, education and research. There are
35 wildlife sanctuaries (a wildlife sanctuary is an area, which is set aside specifically as an
undisturbed breeding ground for the protection of wildlife. It is a restricted area, the use of
which is denied to public), 14 are game reserves (hunting and shooting of animals in these
areas are regulated under a special permit), and remaining 4 are unclassified (wildlifeof
Pakistan.com).
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Ramsar Sites:
In Pakistan 19 wetlands have been declared as Ramsar sites out of which 10 are in Sindh
province. These have been declared as Ramsar on the basis of regularly supporting
congregation of 20,000 water birds. Ramsar sites are wetlands of international importance
designated under the Ramsar Convention. Amjad and Qidwai (2002) referred wetlands as
‘biological supermarkets’ because of rich biodiversity, extensive and rich food webs and high
productivity.
There are various types of wetlands such as wooded land, peat land, flood plains, and
mangrove swamps, etc. Ten protected wetlands under the Ramsar Convention are located
here – the Indus Dolphin Reserve, Kalri Lake, Drigh Lake, Haleji Lake, Jubho Lagoon, Nurruri
Lagoon, DehAkro, Rann of Kutch, Hub Dam and the Indus Delta.
Sindh’s coastal and estuarine wetlands serve as critical breeding, rearing, staging, and
wintering grounds for migrating birds and house a number of globally important fish and
shellfish species.
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