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Murree Wildlife Park
Murree Wildlife Park is a Zoo located in Bansra Gali, in Murree Pakistan. This Park was initially inaugurated under the National Development Scheme 'Development of Wildlife Park' in 1986. The wildlife park provides canteens and cafeterias for the tourists and visitors. Demographics The Murree Wildlife Park covers an area of 240 acres. Species list The wildlife park has the below listed species: Mammals * Siberian tiger * Red deer * Domestic yak, Yak(Bos gruniens) * Asian black bear * Bactrian camel * Chital * Chinkara * Sambar deer, Sambar Birds * Indian peafowl, Black Shoulder Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) * Guinea fowl (Numididae) * Green Pheasant (Phasianus versicolor) Gallery References {{authority control Zoos in Pakistan Parks in Murree Parks in Pakistan Wildlife parks in Pakistan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murree
Murree () is a mountain resort city in the northernmost region of the Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab province of Pakistan. Lying in the Galyat region of the Pir Panjal Range under the western Himalayas, it forms the outskirts of the Islamabad–Rawalpindi metropolitan area and is located in the northeast of the capital city, Islamabad. The town was built in the mid 19th-century and it served as the summer capital of the Punjab Province (British India), British Punjab, for the British troops to escape the scorching heat in the plains of Punjab during the summer.: "Murree was developed first into a sanitarium and retreat for troops, and later into a summer hill station, housing an invalid hospital, cottages for civil and military families, hotels, a brewery, and a Lawrence Memorial Asylum for the education of poor and orphaned European children." It has an average altitude of . Construction of the town was started in 1851 on the hills of Murree as a sanatorium for British troops. The p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
