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Wildlife
Pakistan,
with it's diverse landscape has equally varied
wildlife. The mountainous region, with it's abundant
flora/fauna, is home to black and brown bears, snow
leopard, wolf, lynx, otter, Himalaya ibex, markhor, bharal,
marmots and many other animals. The regions in lower
elevations are home to red fox, black bear, Rhesus monkey,
leopard (and other cats), partridge (and other birds).
Unfortunately,
there are also several species that have become extinct or
are endangered - snow leopard, Marco Polo's sheep, brown
bear, musk deer. Although not it's
species isn't extinct, the cheer pheasant is no longer
found in Pakistan, as with the western horned tragopan.
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