Ramsar site
A Ramsar site is a wetland site designated to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention,8 ha (O)
*** Permanent 8 ha (P)
*** Seasonal Intermittent < 8 ha(Ts)
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Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
. Stretched on an area of 125,000 hectares, it was designated as a wetland protected site on 10 May 2001. In 1974 it was declared a protected site locally on the recommendation of
World Wide Fund for Nature
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is a Swiss-based international non-governmental organization founded in 1961 that works in the field of wilderness preservation and the reduction of human impact on the environment. It was formerly named th ...
. According to a survey conducted in 1989, there are about 429
Indus river dolphin
The Indus river dolphin (''Platanista minor'') is a species of freshwater dolphin in the family Platanistidae. It is endemic to the Indus River basin in Pakistan and Beas River in northwestern India. This dolphin was the first discovered side- ...
WWF–Pakistan
The WWF-Pakistan (World Wide Fund for Nature Pakistan) is a leading environmental conservation organization in Pakistan, established in 1970 as part of the global WWF network. Over the past five decades, WWF-Pakistan has been at the forefront of ...